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Earth's lithospheric plates...

What is often formed when two continental plates collide?

Plate Tectonics

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1
What is often formed when two continental plates collide?
mountains
volcanoes
tidal waves
islands
2
Earth's lithospheric plates...
move one at a time
are constantly in motion
move only up and down
do not move
3
The entire planet is surrounded by a thin layer of gas called_____________.
mesosphere
asthenosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
4
Where do most of Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
along plate boundaries
at the center of continental plates
along hot spots in the oceanic crust
at the equator
5
Earth's tectonic plates can move thousands of km across the Earth's surface. These movements:
occur gradually over millions of years
do not change the Earth's surface at all
occur due to human activity
occur in one sudden movement
6
The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations:
convection
continental drift
continental slope
magnetic reversal
7
Southern Italy is very close to the border of 2 tectonic plates. This fact relates to this:
Italy's climate is warm and temperate
Italy has experienced many earthquakes
Italy has many miles of coastline
People like to vacation in Italy
8
What causes events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the creation of mountains?
atmospheric pressure
tectonic plate movement
ocean tides
position of the planets
9
What creates the Earth's magnetic field?
motion of the moon as it revolves around the Earth
impact of charged particles from the sun
movement of the Earth through space
rotational motion of the Earth and it's iron core
10
_________ currents inside the Earth might drive plate motion.
vertical
convection
horizontal
conduction