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Duplicate of Layers of Earth/Plate Tectonics
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Terms and concepts about the layers of the Earth and plate tectonics.
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Large and small slabs of rock that make up Earth's crust.
fault
asthenosphere
Pangaea
tectonic plates
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Underwater mountain ranges where tectonic plates are spreading apart.
rift valley
mid-ocean ridges
hot spot volcanoes
deep ocean trench
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A very high mountain, like the Himalayas, forms at what boundary?
convergent
divergent
transform
4
A rift valley, like the Great Rift Valley in Africa, forms at what boundary?
divergent
transform
convergent
5
An island arc, like Japan or the Philippines, forms at what boundary?
transform
convergent
divergent
6
A layer of hotter, softer rock that is part of the upper mantle.
volcano
lithosphere
crust
asthenosphere
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This type of boundary occurs where two tectonic plates move apart.
transform
divergent
convergent
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Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence that supports continental drift?
geology (rocks)
kangaroos only living in Australia
fossils
evidence of climate changes
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Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together form the
asthenosphere
outer core
lithosphere
middle mantle
10
Scientists look at where earthquakes and volcanoes occur to see the outline of what features?
tectonic plate boundaries
mountains
islands
hot spots
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The motion of hot, molten rock that continually rises, cools, and sinks.
convection currents
magma currents
heating-cooling currents
conversion currents
12
A fault, like the San Andres Fault, forms at what boundary?
convergent
transform
divergent
13
Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
14
Volcanoes that form in the middle of a tectonic plate form over what?
deep ocean trenches
hot spots
rift valleys
mid-ocean ridges
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This type of boundary occurs where two tectonic plates push together.
transform
convergent
divergent
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A mid-ocean ridge forms at what boundary?
transform
divergent
convergent
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New crust forms at ___________.
a convergent boundary
a deep ocean trench
a transform boundary
the mid-ocean ridge
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How do density, temperature, and pressure change as you go from the crust to the core?
It increases, then decreases.
It decreases.
It stays the same.
It increases.
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A once huge super continent that reached from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Super America
Pangaea
Eurasia
Australia
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This type of boundary occurs where two plates scrape past each other.
convergent
divergent
transform
21
Which layer of Earth do convection currents occur?
outer core
mantle
crust
inner core
22
A deep ocean trench forms at what boundary?
convergent
transform
divergent
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This says that the Earth's lithosphere is made up of huge plates that move over Earth's surface
The Theory of Continental Drift
The Theory of Pangaea
The Theory of Convection
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
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List the layers of Earth from the center to the surface.
outer core, inner core, mantle crust
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
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When one plate sinks or is pulled under another.
subduction
fault
rift valley
convection currents
