Plate Tectonics

A plate boundary at which two plate move parallel to each other in opposite directions

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

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one tectonic plate moves under another

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

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a boundary at which two plates move away from each other

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

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What feature is formed on the continental crust at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

• volcanoes
• mid-ocean ridge
• ocean trench
• none of these features are formed at a oceanic-continental convergent boundary

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What new feature forms at a convergent plate boundary where two continental plates collide?

• mid-ocean ridge
• trench
• mountain range
• none of these features form

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Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent was supported by:

• earthquake data
• seafloor magnetism
• rock, fossil, and climate data.
• convection currents in the mantle.

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What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

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In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

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Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

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The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

• subduction

• plate tectonics

• deep-ocean trenches

• sea-floor spreading

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