What happens with tectonic plates that cause rift valleys or ocean ridges to form?

Tectonic plates dive away from one another causing a rift.

What did the theory of continental drift say about how the Earth moved?

They thought the continents drifted on the water like a boat

What happens with tectonic plates that cause faults to form?

The plates slide past one another causing a fault

What did Alfred Wegener find that made him believe that the continents were once together?

same fossils on different continents

How do tectonic plates create mountains?

They collide with one another causing the land to fold up

What happens with tectonic plates that causes ocean trenches to form?

The oceanic plate is pulled underneath the continental plate

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Tectonic Plates

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A preassessment to determine student understanding of tectonic plates and theory. #tectonicplates

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1
______ _____ are photographic images of Earth's surface take from space.
Satellite views
Sonar images
Topographic maps
Selfies
2
What happens with tectonic plates that cause rift valleys or ocean ridges to form?
The tectonic plates collide and cause a rift.
The tectonic plates slide past one another and cause a rift.
Tectonic plates dive away from one another causing a rift.
The tectonic plates wiggle and cause a rift.
3
Name for the plate boundary where the plates slide past one another.
Transform
Porcelain
Divergent
Convergent
4
What did the theory of continental drift say about how the Earth moved?
The Earth doesn't move
The oceans move but the continents don't move
They thought the continents drifted on the water like a boat
The continents only move once every 1 million years
5
What happens with tectonic plates that cause faults to form?
There is no such thing as faults
The plates collide causing a fault
The plates dive away from one another causing a fault
The plates slide past one another causing a fault
6
Name for the plate boundary where the plates collide into one another:
Transform
Porcelain
Divergent
Convergent
7
What did Alfred Wegener find that made him believe that the continents were once together?
A secret note from a previous scientist
a picture of the Earth showing the continents all together
same fossils on different continents
a map that showed it all together
8
How do tectonic plates create mountains?
They collide with one another causing the land to fold up
They move away from one another letting lava come in
Tectonic plates don't create mountains
They slide past one another making the land shake
9
Name for the plate boundary where the plates "dive" away from one another.
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Porcelain
10
Types of maps that use lines to show the elevation of landforms on Earth.
Topographic maps
Arial maps
Satellite views
Elevation maps
11
What happens with tectonic plates that causes ocean trenches to form?
The oceanic plate slides past the continental plate
The oceanic plate is pulled over the continental plate
The oceanic plate collides with the continental plate
The oceanic plate is pulled underneath the continental plate

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