Which sentence is TRUE about tectonic plates?

Earthquakes happen when they hit against each other

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1
What happens when the tectonic plates move?
divergent boundaries
earthquakes
mountains
cats
2
when molten rock spews from the earth's mantle to the earth's crust
volcano
landslide
tsunami
earthquake
3
when 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
Santa Boundaries
transform boundaries
4
Which sentence is TRUE about tectonic plates?
Earthquakes happen when they hit against each other
The tectonic plates are part of the Earth’s center core
They lie on top of all the continents and the oceans
There are 5 major tectonic plates and 2 minor ones.
5
A big wave in the middle of the sea caused by a volcano or an earthquake?
volcanoes
mountain ranges
tsunamis
landslides
6
tectonic plates move at a rate of ________ per year
a few feet
a few yards
a few centimeters
a few miles
7
hot rock inside the volcano
ash
fire
magma
lava
8
What type of boundary is in this picture?
transform boundary
divergent boundary
volcano boundary
convergent boundary
9
When 2 tectonic plates hit each other and the stronger one forces the weaker one to go under
convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Santa boundaries
transform boundaries
10
What type of boundary is this picture?
convergent boundary
Transform Boundaries
volcano boundary
divergent boundary
11
When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
tsunami boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
12
What TWO part of the earth make up the lithosphere?
crust
upper part of mantle
mantle
inner core
13
There are a total of how many tectonic plates?
10
14
7
5
14
What type of boundary is this a picture of?
transform boundary
Divergent boundary
volcano boundary
convergent boundary
15
When 2 plates move away from each other
divergent boundaries
earthquakes
transform boundaries
integers

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