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Which one is NOT used as evidence that Earth's surface consists of plates in motion?
Mountains
Volcanoes
Blizzards
Earthquakes
2
When one plate is subducted beneath another, what happens to the land on top of plates?
The land dries out
Mountains Rise
Volcanoes Form
Lakes or Rivers Form
3
A "Supercontinent" proposed to explain the theory of Continental Drift is known as .....
Austamerica
Pangaea
Eurasia
Afrindia
4
What force drives the movement of tectonic plates?
Motion in the Atmosphere.
Motion in the asthenosphere.
Motion in the inner core.
Motion in the hydrosphere.
5
Which of the following events most likely caused the change in this area?
A hurricane
A volcanic eruption
A flood
A strong earthquake
6
Where plates meet it is common to have...
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
cold ocean currents
deep river canyons
7
Which of the following is an example of the movement of the tectonic plates?
rising and lowering tides
seasonal shifts
hurricanes
Earthquakes and volcanoes
8
Plate Tectonics is the study of ....?
how water flows
how plants grow
air and space
movement of the earths plates
9
Several large pieces, called plates, move over the earths hot ...
Inner core
Mantle
Crust
Outer core
10
What type of boundary occurs when plates slide past one another?
Divergent Boundary
Symmetrical boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform Boundary
11
Which best summarizes the composition of Earth's core?
it has a liquid rock outer region that has a liquid core
it contains a solid outer region that has a liquid iron core
it has a basalt liquid outer region that has a solid core
it contains a liquid outer region that has a solid iron core
12
A major area in the Pacific where a large number of volcanoes and earthquakes occur is known as
Mt Fujiyama
Marianas Trench
Ring of Fire
Hot Tamale
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What type of waves are used to study vibrations within the Earth?
Ultraviolet
Seismic
Gamma
Radio
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Continental crust will "float" up and over oceanic crust due to its ...?
Surface Area
Thickness
Density
Lack of Effort
