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Plate Tectonics #2
Plate Tectonics #2
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1
The result of plate movement can be seen at...
plate centers
abyssal plains
plate boundaries
ocean margins
2
Most volcanoes occur at which type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent with subduction
Convergent without subduction
3
The process that acts on rock to change its form and break it into smaller pieces is called...
sediment
a glacier
Weathering
a mid-ocean ridge
4
Which diagram shows a convergent boundary?
C
A
B
5
Which definition is correct?
transform-plates are moving together
convergent-plates are moving
divergent-plates are moving apart
transform-plates are moving apart
6
Which diagram shows a transform boundary?
C
A
B
7
The boundary between two plates moving together is called a...
Divergent
Lithosphere
Convergent
Transform
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Plates of the lithosphere float on the...
Atmosphere
Core
Asthenosphere
Crust
9
Active volcanoes are more likely to form at
Convergent Boundaries
convergent oceanic-continental borders
the center of continents
Transform Boundaries
10
What is Pangaea?
Large landmass in which all continents were once connected.
Largest plate found on Earth
Earth's inner core
11
Scientists rejected Wegener's theory of continental drift because the theory did not explain...
coal deposits in Antartica
the formation of mountains
climate changes
how the continents move
12
The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's...
Continents
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core
13
Subduction occurs at which type of boundary?
Divergent
Convergent
All the above
Transform
14
What is the continental drift theory?
The belief that continents are moving together.
The belief that continents moved apart.
The belief that continents have stayed in the same place.
15
What do scientist believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
gravity pull
volcanoes
movement of the planets
convection currents
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Plates move apart at boundaries
Transform
Stable
Divergent
Convergent
17
Plates slide past one another at...
convection currents
subduction zones
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
