Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

Mountains
Rift
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Island Arc

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

convection.

continental drift.

subduction.

conduction.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

convection.

continental drift.

subduction.

conduction.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

transform boundary

divergent boundary.

convergent boundary.

rift valley.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

Converging

Diverging

Sliding

No movement

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
New crust is underwater where it sinks
New crust breaks more easily than old crust

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