Earth's Structure and Movement

The hottest part of the Earth is

• Inner Core
• Crust
• Outer Core
• Mantle

The portion of the Earth that supports the crust

• Mantle
• Plates
• Inner Core
• Outer Core

The portion of the Earth that we live on is called the 

• Mantle
• Core
• Crust
• Gravity

At this type of plate boundary, volcanoes often occur

• Convergent - colliding

• Transform - sliding

• Divergent - dividing

• All 3

The San Andreas Fault in CA is an example of this type of plate boundary

• Divergent - dividing

• Convergent - colliding

• Transform - sliding

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean are both results of this type of plate boundary - where new land is being created!

• Divergent - dividing

• Transform - sliding

• Convergent - colliding

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Mountains are formed at this type of plate boundary, specifically the Himalayas and Appalachians

• Transform - sliding

• Divergent - dividing

• Convergent - colliding

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate meet, which will subduct under the other?

• oceanic under continental
• continental under oceanic
• depends on how hot and heavy they are

The only type of plate boundary that causes new land to form is....

• Convergent - colliding

• Divergent - dividing

• Transform - sliding

The Ring of Fire is located in (the)__________ and is where ____________ occurs frequently.

• Africa, Earthquakes

• Atlantic, Volcanoes

• Pacific, Earthquakes

• Asia, Volcanoes

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