Plate Tectonics Review 2023

Front

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

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Push Together - continental and continental

Front

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this type of boundary: Pull Apart, Push Together - continental and continental, Slide Past, Push Together - continental and oceanic

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Pull Apart

Front

This layer of Earth is the thickest and contains convection currents.

Back

mantle

Front

What are the two types of crust?

Back

continental and oceanic

Front

Oceanic and continental crusts meeting at a push together boundary can create...

Back

all of the above

Front

Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most likely found?

Back

at plate boundaries

Front

Slide past boundaries are most likely to produce what geological event?

Back

earthquakes

Front

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will go down and under the other plate?

Back

oceanic

Front

Which of the following is NOT evidence of continental drift?

• Fossil records of plants and animals
• How many continents fit together like puzzle pieces
• Global warming
• Rock and mineral records are the same for two mountain ranges

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Global warming

Front

Tectonic plates move how far each year?

Back

1-2 inches