Test Earth's Layers and Plate Boundaries 23

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This is an example of - convergent, divergent, transform

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convergent

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This is an example of -

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transform

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What causes the tectonic plates to move? Options: convection of magma, the earth's magnetic field, the earth spinning, earth's gravitational pull

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convection of magma

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The movement of plates at a divergent boundary

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move away from each other

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Sea floor spreading happens at what type of boundary?

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Divergent

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What likely happens when two continental plates collide?

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Folded mountains form.

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When plates slip sideways against each other the type of boundary we have is...

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Transform

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The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

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continent-to-continent convergent

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What forms at a divergent boundary?

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mid-ocean ridges

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What is a subduction zone?

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area where one plate slips under another plate