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