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Parts of the Earth practice
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1
Magma that reaches the Earth’s surface may form ________ mountains
volcanic
fault block
convergent
subduction
2
The type of fault where the rocks are moving away from each other
normal
transform
strike-slip
reverse
3
What evidence do we have that the continents were once connected?
fossils
earthquakes
magnetic crystals
volcanoes
4
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving the spreading apart of two tectonic plates is
convergent
normal
transform
divergent
5
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving two tectonic plates sliding past each other is
transform
divergent
normal
convergent
6
a tectonic plate is made of
lithosphere
mantle
asthenosphere
mesosphere
7
Fault-block mountains are formed by
compression
tension
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A strike-slip fault occurs at which kind of boundary?
convergent
transform
subduction
divergent
9
Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
mesosphere
core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
10
Convergent boundaries are caused by which kind of stress?
compression
tension
11
Possible explanations for tectonic plate motion include
all of the above
slab pull
ridge push
convection currents
12
The super continent that used to contain all the landmasses is called
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangea
Eden
13
Which of the following appears to cause movement of Earth’s tectonic plates?
convection currents below the lithosphere
faults in mountain ranges
energy from volcanic activity
magnetic-pole reversals
14
What kind of boundary would the world's tallest mountains would form from?
subductive
convergent
divergent
15
When tectonic forces push rocks, they usually cause
normal fault
reverse fault
16
The asthenosphere is the layer of the Earth just below the
lithosphere
mesosphere
17
Which of the following makes up most of the Earth’s mass?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
18
The ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean formed along a
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
19
Which of the following is the surface we live on?
inner core
crust
outer core
mantle
20
Earth’s ____ core is liquid
inner
outer