Plate Tectonics Part 2

Plate Tectonics Part 2

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Multiple Choice

Earth's lithosphere is made of huge ________ that move over the surface of the Earth.

• plates

• cups

• bowls

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Divergent boundaries are where Earth's plates

• move closer together

• move farther apart

• slide past each other

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Convergent boundaries are where the Earth's plates

• move closer together

• move farther apart

• slide past each other

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Transform boundaries are where Earth's plates

• move closer together

• move farther apart

• slide past each other

Multiple Select

Select all the true statements about hot spots

• Hawaii is formed from hot spots.

• Hot spots are plate boundaries.

• Hot spots are thinning of the crust.

• Hot spots are where thin columns of magma come to the surface.

Multiple Choice

In this type of subduction, one oceanic crust plate sinks below another oceanic crust plate.

• continental-continental

• oceanic-oceanic

• oceanic-continental

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In this type of subduction, tall mountains are formed on Earth's surface.

• continental-continental

• oceanic-oceanic

• oceanic-continental

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In this type of subduction, coastal mountains and a trench are formed.

• continental-continental

• oceanic-oceanic

• oceanic-continental

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Check all the statements that are true about earthquakes.

• Earthquakes are caused by sudden movement of large blocks of rock along a fault line.

• Earthquakes that start on the ocean floor are called tsunamis or tidal waves.

• 25% of earthquakes happen along the Ring of Fire.

• Faults are breaks in the Earth's lithosphere.