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Layers of the Earth Plate Tectonics Weather
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A topographic map over time shows ...
a mountain
forest coverage
a valley
changes
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Which method of thermal transfer is responsible for plate movement?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
3
The movement of sediment by water, wind, gravity or ice ...
weathering
conduction
convection
erosion
4
When two plates slide against each other
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
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A topographic map shows ...
destruction
elevation
forest location
weather
6
A rift valley results from a ...
divergent ocean boundary
divergent crust boundary
convergent crust boundary
convergent ocean boundary
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Which layer of the Earth contains the plates?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mantle
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Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust....
Layers of Earth
Layers of the Universe
Layers of Topography
Layers of the Atmosphere
9
The continents resemble a...
puzzle
world
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What is the contour interval of the following topographic map?
50 m
25 m
100 m
10 m
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The breaking down of rocks by physical or chemical processes ...
erosion
weathering
evaporation
condensation
12
When 2 plates are separating from each other
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
13
When one ocean plate slides UNDER another continental plate, this is called ...
subduction
divergent
transform
faults
14
The movement of Earth's plates causes ...
geologic activity
Mountains and Trenches
Volcanoes
All of these
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When contour lines on a topographic map are spaced far apart, this means that the hill is ...
steep
gradual
16
Mountains are formed at ...
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
17
Alfred Wegener discovered and developed which theory?
Plate Tectonics
Big Bang
Relativity
Parallax Shift
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When one plate slides under another plate, possibly making volcanic islands.
Transform
Subduction
Elevation
Divergent
19
Which of the following is evidence of plate tectonics?
earthquakes
type of trees
similar fossils and rockbeds
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Which layer of Earth is responsible for plate movement?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Crust
21
Trenches and mid-ocean ridges are found at ...
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
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When 2 plates collide
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
