Duplicate of Plate Tectonics Review

Which plate boundary creates mid-ocean ridges like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Transform plate boundaries can cause which of the following features?

Earthquakes can be found at which of the following locations?

Transfer of heat by movement of heated particles from a hot area to a colder area.

Volcanoes can be found at which of the following locations?

Oceanic plates are less dense than continental plates.

Convergent plate boundaries are where two plates are ______________________.

Alfred Wegener used all of the following types of evidence except________________.

Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving away from each other?

Area in middle of a tectonic plate where magma is close to Earth's surface and forms a volcano?

Convergent plate boundaries can cause which of the following features?

Divergent plate boundaries can cause which of the following features?

Which plate boundary creates volcanic mountain ranges on the coast like the Andes in S. America

Which plate boundary creates large rift valleys like the East African Rift Valley?

The process in the mantle responsible for moving the tectonic plates?

Which plate boundary creates large Continental mountain ranges like Mt. Everest & the Himalayas

Which of the following plate boundaries creates volcanic island arcs like Japan?

Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving sideways grinding past each other?

Which type of plate boundary involves two plates smashing into each other?

Which plate boundary involves plates grinding side-by-side, San Andreas Fault is an example?

Continental plates are thicker than oceanic plates.