Quiz - Mechanism of Plate Motion

Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints are called _______.

• trench

• model

• fossil

• geyser

The word divergent means moving apart in different directions.

• True

• False

The word _____ means moving toward the same place.

• convergent

• plate boundary

• earthquake

• cross section

• surface

A _____ is a sudden shaking of Earth's surface.

• convergent

• plate boundary

• earthquake

• cross section

• mid-ocean ridge

A _____ is the place where two tectonic plates meet.

• convergent

• plate boundary

• earthquake

• cross section

• surface

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• plate boundary

A divergent boundary occurs when plates _____.

• pull apart

• come together

• slide past each other

• subduct

Mid-Ocean Ridge?

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Continental volcanoes are created by...

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