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Tectonic plates move apart at...
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
2
High mountain ranges (e.g. Himalayas) are formed at...
oceanic-continental boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
3
Subduction occurs at...
oceanic-continental boundaries
transform boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
4
The Earth's magnetic field is generated in the
mantle
outer core
inner core
crust
5
Long, shallow faults occur at...
divergent boundaries
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
transform boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
6
The Himalayan Mountains formed from the Indian plate colliding with the
North American
Eurasian plate
South American
African plate
7
Crust is neither created nor destroyed at...
transform boundaries
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
divergent boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
8
Ridge push occurs at...
oceanic-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
transform boundaries
9
New crust is formed at...
divergent boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
transform boundaries
10
Coastline volcanoes form at...
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
11
Which of the following is NOT one of Wegener's evidences for continental drift?
mountain ranges
tropical plant fossils
matching coastlines of continents
animal fossil records
12
Tectonic plates move horizontally side-by-side at
continental-continental boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundary
13
Tectonic plates move towards each other at
transform boundary
continental-continental boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
14
What causes the tectonic plates to move over time?
mantle convection
slowly floating on the mantle
magic
earthquakes and floods
15
Rift valleys occur at...
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
16
Old crust is destroyed at...
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
17
Mid-ocean ridges occur at...
transform boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
oceanic-oceanic boundaries
18
Since oceanic crust is recycled, it is usually no more than
500 million years old
200 million years old
4 billion years old
1 billion years old
19
Abraham Ortelius believed that the continents moved apart because of
mantle convection
plate tectonics
magic
earthquakes and floods
20
Slab pull occurs at...
transform boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
21
Continental crust can be as old as
200 million years old
4 billion years old
1 billion years old
500 million years old
22
Ocean trenches form at...
transform boundaries
continental-continental boundaries
oceanic-continental boundaries
divergent boundaries
23
Volcanic island chains form at...
oceanic-continental boundaries
ocean-ocean boundaries
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
24
This was the name that Wegener called the supercontinent that existed between 335 and 175 mya
Pangea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Rodina
