Tectonic Plates True and False Practice

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When an earthquake happens, tectonic plates move suddenly (quickly).

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True

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Tectonic plates only move away from each other.

Back

False

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Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries.

Back

True

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Earth's outer layer is called the crust.

Back

True

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Tectonic plates float on top of Earth's mantle.

Back

True

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What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What happens at divergent boundaries?

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Tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust.

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What happens at convergent boundaries?

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Tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced under another.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A place where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.