Plate Motion Chapter 1 and 2 Quizizz

A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

• Mid-oceanic ridge

• Trench

• Volcanic Island

• Earthquake

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What landform is pictured here?

• Trench

• Mid-oceanic ridge

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Earth's plates are able to move because the mantle...

• is made of hard, solid rock.

• is made of soft, solid rock.

• is made of liquid, molten rock.

• is made of really hot rock.

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The outer layer of the Earth is divided into pieces called ________

• plates

• continents

• boundaries

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Which is the best option for viewing the inside of something?

• Earthquake map

• Seismograph

• Cross section

• Hydrophone

Earth's crust is made of ________.

• soft, solid rock.

• hard, solid rock.

• liquid, molten rock.

Earth's mantle is made of ______.

• soft, solid rock.

• hard, solid rock.

• liquid, molten rock.

Two plates are moving towards each other. One plate subducts (moves under) the other plate. What kind of plate boundary is this?

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

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Two plates are moving away from each other. What kind of plate boundary is this?

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

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Geologist want to take core samples from the Pacific Ocean and New Jersey. If they dig deep enough, will geologist eventually find hard, solid rock?

• yes, but only in New Jersey.

• yes, but only in the Pacific Ocean.

• yes, in both New Jersey and the Pacific Ocean.

• no, they will not find hard, solid rock at either location.

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