Plate Tectonics

What type of boundary is in this image?

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

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Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?

• Plate Tectonic Theory
• Continental Drift 

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What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

• the subducton of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the asthenosphere

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

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Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces? 

• Plate Tectonic Theory
• Continental Drift 

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein
• Alfred Wegener
• Isaac Newton
• John Dalton

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This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere. 

• Convergent Boundary 
• Divergent Boundary  
• Transform Boundary

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This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

• New Madrid

• Denali Fault

• Ramapo Seismic Zone

• San Andreas Fault

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This boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally.  These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release. 

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary

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The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

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