Earth's Plates test

Which provides evidence that the Earth's plates are moving?

• The same fossils on different continents

• Current weather

• Global warming

• The distance from the sun

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When two plates move towards each other you get...

• mountains

• oceans

• mid ocean trenches

• nothing. continents don't move

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When plates move AWAY from each other you get...

• oceans

• mountains

• deep ocean trenches

• clouds

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When two plate slide against each other you get...

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• mountains

• oceans

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Why do the plates move?

• Heat from the Earth's core cycles matter in convection currents

• Strong winds blow them together

• Volcanic eruptions blast the plates apart

• Weathering and erosion are constantly changing the plates

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What type of plate boundary would create a VOLCANIC ISLAND?

• Oceanic plates moving towards each other

• Oceanic plates moving apart

• Continental plates moving towards each other

• Continental plates moving apart

What type of plate boundary is shown in this picture?

• plates moving away from each other, making a trench

• plates moving away from each other, making a volcanic island

• plates moving toward each other, making an ocean

• plates moving toward each other, making a volcano

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Which is caused by plate tectonics?

• life cycle of plants

• food chains and food webs

• changes in air pressure

• earthquakes and volcanoes that line up on a map

Where would you find the YOUNGEST rocks?

• a rock that is CLOSEST to the Mid-Ocean Ridge

• a rock that is FARTHEST from the Mid-Ocean Ridge

• a rock that is next to the Deep Ocean Trench

• a rock that is between two plates colliding

Which provides evidence that the plates used to be connected?

• Continents fit together like puzzle pieces

• Volcanoes and earthquakes line up all around the world

• Similar weather on different continents

• Animals can swim to different continents

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