Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

• continents.

• mantle.

• lithosphere.

• inner core.

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When the force of subduction and gravity moves a lithospheric plate downward into a trench and pulls it away from a ridge.

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Subduction

• Ridge Push

• Slab Pull

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When the force of gravity pulls a lithospheric plate downward and away from a ridge pushing it toward a trench.

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Subduction

• Ridge Push

• Slab Pull

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What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

• Sinks

• Rises

• Stays in place

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At which of these boundaries would you find a deep sea trench?

• transform

• divergent

• oceanic-oceanic convergent

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This type of boundary creates folded mountains.

• transform

• divergent

• continental-continental convergent

• continental-oceanic convergent

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New crust is formed at this type of boundary

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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This type of boundary can be found along the San Andreas fault in California....

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

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• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

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• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary