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Review Earth's Dynamics - Lesson 2
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1
The San Andreas system is an example of a
a. fault zone
c. folded mountain range
b. volcanic arc complex
2
A transform fault is an underwater trough that forms where plates meet.
b. False
a. True
3
Transform faults form when compression acts on rocks.
b. False
a. True
4
Which formation occurs when plates move horizontally past each other?
b. transform fault
a. ocean trench
c. mid-ocean ridge
5
A mid-ocean ridge forms when tension acts on seafloor rocks.
b. False
a. True
6
A continental rift forms when shear acts on continental crust.
b. False
a. True
7
A volcanic island arc forms when an oceanic plate is subducted.
a. True
b. False
8
High mountain ranges can form where two plates diverge.
b. False
a. True
