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1
As science technology improved, the Continental Drift Theory became known as
Plate Tectonics
Pangaea
Plate Technology
Hot Spot Theory
2
What is the name of the theory that explains how the Hawaiian Islands were formed?
Mo'olelo o Pele
How the Islands Were Formed?
Hot Spot Theory
Mo'olelo o Maui
3
What can form when 2 continental plates converge?
Landslides
Glaciers
Valleys
Mountain ranges
4
What is the center of the Earth called?
Core
Crust
Mantle
Seed
5
The San Andreas Fault is a transform boundary. What kind of activity is common there?
Mountain ranges
Volcanic eruptions
Landslides
Earthquakes
6
When cities or countries have strong earthquakes, they are found . . .
in the middle of the ocean.
near the boundary of two continents.
in the middle of continents.
near the boundary of a continent and ocean.
7
How do convergent plates move?
jump
grind
collide
pull apart
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How do transform plates move?
slide in opposite directions
collide
pull apart
grind
9
How do divergent plates move?
collide
sink
grind
pull apart
10
Name the two main fast processes.
earthquakes
tsunamis
volcanic eruptions
floods
11
What causes earthquakes at transform boundaries?
Plates move on the dinner table.
Plates move toward each other.
Plates move alongside each other.
Plates move away from each other.
12
What can form when a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate?
valleys
trenches
volcanoes
glaciers
13
Why do they call the edges of the Pacific Plate, the Ring of Fire?
It is shaped like a ring.
Pele visits there daily.
It's outlined in red.
There are many volcanoes, eruptions, and earthquakes.
14
Name two other fast processes.
thunder
tsunamis
lightning
landslides
15
What can form when plates diverge?
Valleys
Sinkholes
Earthquakes
Mid-oceanic seafloor and ridges
16
What is the name of the huge landmass that was made up of all of the continents?
Pangaea
Plate tectonics
Eurasia
Ranges
17
What is the middle layer of the Earth called?
Pangaea
Crust
Core
Mantle
18
What plate is the Hawaiian Islands on?
North American Plate
African Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
19
What is the name of the outer layer of the Earth called?
Mantle
Crust
Core
Magma
20
Which land feature forms where two continents move toward each other?
glaciers
mountain
trenches
oceans
