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Plate Tectonics Review
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1
The region around the Pacific Ocean that is prone to volcanic activity and earthquakes is known as...
Solitary Man
Solitary Earthquakes
Ring of Ice
Ring of Fire
2
An ocean trench is an undersea valley that is at the shallowest part of the ocean.
True
False
3
What is a divergent boundary?
boundaries that slip past each other
boundaries that come together
boundaries that move away from each other
boundaries that high five each other
4
Mid-ocean ridges are...
ocean trenches
long, zipper-like undersea mountains
molten rock
undersea valleys
5
Oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust.
False
True
6
Aflfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift was supported by what evidence?
climate, cave men, and bats
land features and climate
land features, fossils, and climate
fossils and climate
7
The best part of the "Clean Your Plate Tectonics Lab" was ...
eating the fruit roll-up
seeing how plate tectonics work
eating the frosting
eating the graham crackers
8
An idea that can be tested by experimentation or investigation is a ...
idea
virus
theory
hypothesis
9
Undersea volcanoes are known as seamounts.
True
False
10
The sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle is subduction.
False
True
11
What features are evidence of the Pacific Ocean's maturity?
subduction zones on many sides
no subduction zones
Your age
Mrs. Newbill's age
12
Earthquakes occur along which type of boundary?
Convergent
Gulf of Mexico
Transform
Divergent
13
Convection currents are ...
amazon conveyor belt
ocean conveyor belt
movement of old rock away from the new rock that is formed
movement of matter that results from differences in density
14
What are convergent boundaries?
boundaries that go to Taco Bell
boundaries that come together
boundaries that moves apart
boundaries that slip past each other
