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1
Convection currents within the Earth's mantle
are the force that move the continents
is what causes plates to stop moving
are caused by earthquakes
are the result of aliens
2
Which type of plate boundary creates frequent earthquakes but no volcanic activity?
transform
convergent
none of the above
divergent
3
This theory states that the oceans are getting bigger at ocean ridges
Unicorns
Subduction
Sea Floor Spreading
Hot Spot
4
Alfred Wegener was unable to PROVE his theory of continental drift because
He could not match fossils on different continents
He could not match glaciers, mountains, rocks on continents
The continents don't move
He could not explain how the continents moved
5
Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who came up with the theory of ______.
continental drift
plate tectonics
density
convection
6
A mid-ocean ridge is:
is where new rock (ocean crust) is formed
caused by two diverging tectonic plates
all of the above
is an underwater mountain range
7
Volcanoes can be found at
divergent boundaries
hot spots
all of the above
convergent boundaries
8
What feature is frequently found at convergent boundaries?
hot spots
trenches
rifts
ridges
9
Earthquakes usually occur at
at the center of tectonic plates
at the Earth's core
at plate boundaries
at night
10
Earthquakes, trenches, and volcanoes can be found at
oceanic, continental convergent boundaries
continental, continental convergent boundaries
Oceanic, oceanic convergent boundaries
Both answer 1 and 2
11
When one plate "sinks" below another plate and eventually melts is called
a fault
a ridge
subduction
tacos!
12
Which feature is frequently found at divergent boundaries
all of the above
ridge
rift
earthquake
13
The theory that states that the continents are slowly moving
Wegener
plate tectonics
continental drift
subduction
14
_______ is an example of a hot spot.
Hawaii
Iceland
Mt. St. Helens
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
15
If an object is more dense than everything around it, then....
it will sink
eventually gain the same density as everything around it
nothing will happen
it will rise and float
16
Which type of landform can be found at continental-continental convergent boundaries
islands
mountains
valleys
bluffs