Plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes

The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards is called

• Subduction

• Seafloor spreading

• Rifting

• Plate tectonics

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The tectonic plates exist in the

• Athenosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Core

Which is NOT a piece of evidence supporting Wegener's continental drift theory?

• Fossil remains

• Common rock formations

• Continents fitting together

• Convection currents

Subduction is best defined as

• The crust sinking down

• Two plate boundaries coming together

• The formation of new crust at the ocean ridges

• The way the continents fit together

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The compositional layers of the Earth include

• Crust, lithosphere, core

• Crust, mantle, core

• Lithosphere, mantle, core

• Lithosphere, athenosphere, inner core

The mechanical layers of the Earth include

• Lithosphere, athenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

• Lithosphere, athenosphere, atmosphere, outer core, inner core

• Crust, lithosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Crust, mantle, mesosphere, outer core, inner core,

Magnetic striping is

• Patterns of magnetic rocks near ocean ridges

• Naturally occurring magnets containing stripes

• The directional marking lines on a compass

• Rock formations near the North and South Poles

Diverging plate boundaries are

• Where plates are moving towards each other

• Where plates are sliding past each other

• Where one plate is pushed under the other

• Where plates are moving apart

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Converging plate boundaries are

• Where plates are moving towards each other

• Where plates are sliding past each other

• Where one plate is pushed under the other

• Where plates are moving apart

Transformative plate boundaries are

• Where plates are moving towards each other

• Where plates are sliding past each other

• Where one plate is pushed under the other

• Where plates are moving apart