Answer the following question

Pressure is released til external air is more than internal

Explain what could have caused such a sudden change to accur?

Volcanic eruption destroyed the top of the mountain

What event will most likely occur at a divergent plate boundary?

The plates will create an ocean basin

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Plate boundaries and tectonic plates

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1
Which of the following forces MOST LIKELY caused the changes in the mountain in the pictures?
Volcanic erosion
Glacial erosion
Chemical weathering
Crustal uplift
2
Where two tectonic plates converge and move toward each other, which is likely to result?
Tropical rainforest
Mountain range
Arid desert
Rift valley
3
Answer the following question
Pressure is equalized but the system remains unstable
Pressure keeps building till the bulge cools and turns solid
Pressure is released til external air is more than internal
Pressure is equalized restoring the system to stable
4
When two tectonic plates converge, the land above sea level in this area often generates....
Landslides
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
Mountain ranges
5
What event will occur at the boundary shown?
Mountain formation
Trench formation
An earthquake
Volcanic island formation
6
Explain what could have caused such a sudden change to accur?
Volcanic eruption destroyed the top of the mountain
Glacial erosion destroyed the top of the mountain
Crustal uplift destroyed the top of the mountain
A severe flood in the mountains destroyed the top
7
Which region of the map represents the North American Plate?
Z
X
W
Y
8
Texas is located on which tectonic plate?
Pacific
African
South American
North American
9
Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?
African plate
South American plate
North American plate
Eurasian plate
10
Which tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?
Antarctic plate
North American plate
Eurasian plate
African plate
11
Earthquakes are more common in California than in TX because of the movement of which 2 plates?
North American and Pacific
Eurasian and African
Pacific and South American
South American and North American
12
Which type of boundary will most likely form a trench?
⬅️⬅️
➡️⬅️ Subduction occurs
⬅️➡️
⬆️⬇️
13
Boundary between the Pacific and the Australian Plate is a transform boundary. What will occur?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Hurricanes
Mountain formation
14
What event will most likely occur at a divergent plate boundary?
A fault line will form, and earthquakes will result
One plate will subduction under the other
The plates will form a mountain chain
The plates will create an ocean basin
15
The tectonic plate labeled C in the diagram is the .....
Indo-Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
African Plate

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