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1
Plates can converge and diverge causing tectonic activity?
False
True
2
Where is the ring of fire?
Antartic plate
Pacific plate
Eurasian plate
Australia plate
3
The place where two plates collide is called a?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Hot spot
Convergent boundary
4
How many major tectonic plates are there?
15
1
200
7
5
Explain the term "hot spots"?
In the middle of plates you can get areas of weakness
In the middle of plates it is hot
There is no such term as hot spots
6
What is the outer layer of the tectonic plate?
None of the above
Upper mantle
Crust
Lithosphere
7
What do most plates support?
None of the above
Continents and oceans
The earth
Right answer
8
What is the biggest tectonic plate?
Pacific plate
Eurasian plate
African plate
North American plate
9
Why do plates move?
Tectonic plates don't move at all
Heat melts the plate and pressure forces movement
because they don't float on top of liquid mantel
10
What is a tectonic plate?
They float in the ocean
No purpose
Slabs of earth that collide to form a movement
Cooking plate