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Plate Boundaries Review 2023-2024
Plate Boundaries Review 2023-2024
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1
Where does sea-floor spreading take place?
mid ocean ridges
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
subduction zones
2
What is number 2? (pick BEST answer)
more dense oceanic crust
less dense continental crust
trench
volcanic arc
3
Where are the tectonic plates located?
mesosphere
outer core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
4
Old ocean crust sinks into the mantle and is recycled back into the asthenosphere. At which location will this happen?
rift valley
mid-ocean ridge
volcano
subduction zone
5
What will you NOT find in the red region shown in the image?
rift valley
new sea floor
trench
mid-ocean ridge
6
What is number 3? (pick BEST answer)
trench
less dense continental crust
volcanic arc
more dense oceanic crust
7
What number(s) is the middle age sea floor?
only 3
2 and 4
1 and 5
3 and 5
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Label spot 5
trench
rift valley
convection current
mid-ocean ridge
9
What number(s) is the oldest age sea floor?
2 and 4
1 and 5
only 3
3 and 5
10
When an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate, ______________________ will form.
mid-ocean ridge
volcanic mountain arc
volcanic island arc
rift zone
11
When continental and oceanic crust collide, which is always subducted?
continental
Not enough information to answer
Neither, its a trick question
oceanic
12
Which statement is true about earthquakes and volcanoes?
They are unrelated to eachother.
They only occur in areas around oil drilling.
They are concentrated in zones around plate boundaries.
They are scattered randomly around the surface of the Earth.
13
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics? (It occurs in the mantle.)
convection currents
magnetic fields
radioactive decay
cosmic radiation
14
What is number 1? (pick BEST answer)
volcanic arc
trench
less dense continental crust
more dense oceanic crust
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What is number 4? (pick BEST answer)
less dense continental crust
more dense oceanic crust
trench
volcanic arc
16
Sea Floor Spreading, Magnetic Striping, and Locations of EQs and Volcanoes support the theory of plate tectonics.
True
False
17
The Himalayas are an example of _________________ created by continental plates converging.
volcanic mountains
volcanic islands
trench
folded mountains
18
Label spot 1
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
convection current
trench
19
Label spot 2
trench
subduction zone
convection current
mid-ocean ridge
20
What number(s) is the VERY YOUNGEST sea floor?
1 and 5
3 and 5
only 3
2 and 4
21
What type of event could occur at this plate boundary?
subduction
earthquakes
magnetic striping
sea floor spreading
