Chapter 1 Plate Tectonics

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

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Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Reform

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This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

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This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

• At plate boundaries
• in oceans
• in the middle of continents
• in the middle of plates

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Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Sedergent
• Transform

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The area where two tectonic plates meet.

• mantle
• focus
• plate boundary
• convection

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