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1.3 and 1.4 Plate Tectonics
1.3 and 1.4 Plate Tectonics
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A deep valley where the plates move apart is called?
Deep ocean trench
Rift Valley
Mountains
Mid-Ocean ridges
2
Plate tectonics is important to geologists because?
Because they like to know things
They understand scientific reasoning
They understand space autonomy better
It helps them predict future geological events
3
The volcanoes in this picture can also be called?
Island arcs
continental-continental convergence
Coastal mountains
mid-ocean ridges
4
This picture represents a
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic subduction
Convergent boundary
5
A boundary where plates move apart
Transform boundary
Convergent Boundary
Slip-strike fault
Divergent Boundary
6
Where the North American plate and Eurasian plate meet there is a?
Divergent boundary
Strike slip fault
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
7
This picture represents?
Oceanic-continental convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
8
The sea-floor at the ridges we expect will be
Older as it goes away from the boundary
Hotter as it moves away from the boundary
Newer as it goes away from the boundary
Colder as it nears the boundary
9
A geological feature that happens at this boundary is called a?
Mid-ocean ridge
Fault
Deep ocean trench
Rift valley
10
Because of the movement at the Indian plate this geological feature forms
Rocky mountains
Himalayan mountains
San Andreas fault
Cascade mountains
11
The mountains on the west coast of South America are caused because of?
Volcanic activity
Subduction
Divergence
Plates sliding by each other
12
A mid-ocean ridge forms where plates?
Come together
Move apart
Slide by each other
Subduct
13
Volcanic activity at hot spots can cause?
Island chains
Ocean trenches
Faults
Earthquakes
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We get volcanic activity at this boundary because of?
Earthquakes
Subduction
The plates moving apart
the plates sliding by each other
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Ms. Hussain and Mr. Johnson are the best science teachers ever!
False
True
16
Where the Nazca plate and South American plate meet there is a?
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Oceanic plate meeting an oceanic plate
Divergent boundary
17
At continental-continental collision boundaries we expect to see?
Volcanoes and Mid-ocean ridges
Mountains with volcanic activities
Mountains only
Rift valleys with volcanic activities
18
Geological occurrences that happen at transform boundaries are?
Earthquakes and rift valleys
Rift Valleys and ocean trenches
Faults and ocean trenches
Faults and earthquakes
19
Where the seafloor moves apart can be called a(n)?
subduction zone
Island chain
Spreading center
Deep ocean trench
20
Scientists use hot spots to?
Track different subduction zones
Decide how hot the mantle is
Track the movements of plates
Understand where the asthenosphere is
21
The geologic features depicted in this graphic are?
Rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges
Rift valleys and faults
Mid-ocean ridges and faults
Island arcs and faults
22
You would expect the rocks in this picture to depict?
Fault lines
Magnetic reversals
Ridge heights
Ocean trenches
23
Hot spots form because?
An area in the Outer core is hotter than other areas
An area in the crust is hotter than other areas
An area in the mantle is hotter than other areas
An area in the inner core is hotter than other areas
24
Subduction happens at?
Oceanic-oceanic and continental-continental boundaries
Oceanic-oceanic boundaries only
Continental-continental boundaries only
Oceanic-oceanic and continental-oceanic boundaries
25
A place where tectonic plates are scrapping and sliding by each other in opposite directions
Transform boundary
Mountain range
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary