Layers of Earth/Tectonic Plates

Which of the following geologic events would most likely occur where two continental plates converge?

• Tsunami 
• Earthquake
• Mountain Formation
• Trench Formation

The interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events?

• Hurricanes
• Tropical storms
• Earthquakes
• Tornadoes 

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

• Convergent Boundary (collide)

• Divergent Boundary (divide)

• Transform Boundary (slide)

• Plate Boundary

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

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide
• Two oceanic plates pull apart
• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
• Two continental plates pull apart

The thinest layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The thickest layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the  crust and upper mantle called?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• continental crust

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers starting with Earth's center and ending with the outermost layer.

• mantle, crust, core

• crust, mantle, core

• crust, core, mantle

• core, mantle, crust.

Subduction occurs when one plate slides beneath another plate. The figure below shows the process of subduction. Notice that the oceanic plate slides beneath the continental plate.

What happens when the crustal plates move as shown in the figure?

• An ocean forms.

• Volcanic mountain ranges form.

• Sea-floor spreading occurs as the oceanic plate moves.

• A transform boundary forms where the subduction occurs.

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