Quiz about Plate Tectonics

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Continental Drift

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Plate Tectonic Theory

Question 2

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

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Plate Tectonic Theory

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Continental Drift

Question 3

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

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Divergent Boundary

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Convergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

Question 4

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

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Transform Boundary

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

Question 5

This boundary is described as moving toward each other. When the plates are both continental they will fold together and form mountains. When they are continental and oceanic plates, subduction occurs and volcanic mountains form.

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

Question 6

Trenches, deep underwater canyons on the sea floor are created at this type of boundary

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Convergent, Subduction Zone

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 7

New crust is created at this type of  boundary.

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Divergent

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Convergent, Subduction Zone

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Transform

Question 8

Mountains are created at this type of  boundary.

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 9

Mid-ocean ridge formation is created at this type of boundary.

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 10

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents in the Asthenosphere

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the rotation of the Earth.

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the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

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the Moho discontinuity.

Question 11

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

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earthquakes/volcanoes

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droughts

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hurricanes

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tornadoes

Question 12

What geological forces are responsible for this range of volcanic mountains?

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converging ocean and continental tectonic plates

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diverging tectonic plates

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erosion of the land by the ocean

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deposition of sediments by the ocean

Question 13

Earthquake epicenters (center of where the earthquakes started) were mapped for a 35 year period in the diagram above. The black dots indicate these epicenters. The black dots appear along what feature on Earth?

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plate boundaries

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hot spots

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rift zones

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sea floor spreading

Question 14

Geologists have long recognized that earthquakes are not randomly distributed on Earth but occur in concentrated areas that coincide with __________ and provide evidence for the theory of ___________ .

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plate boundaries; plate tectonics

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mountain ranges; fault zones.

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continental borders; supercontinents.

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areas of liquid magma; sea floor spreading.

Question 15

Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?

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at transform plate boundaries

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close to the equator

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close to the center of tectonic plates

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at divergent or convergent plate boundaries

Question 16

The Atlantic Ocean gets about 3-5 ______ wider each year.

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centimeters

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kilometers

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miles

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meters

Question 17

___________ currents in the Earth's asthenosphere cause plate to shift at their boundaries. This movement also causes earthquakes and volcanic activity.

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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ocean

Question 18

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

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convection currents in the asthenosphere

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the subducton of the sea floor

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the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

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the friction force between the plates that move past each other

Question 19

Where would sea floor spreading most likely occur?

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At divergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

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At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

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At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. continental)

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At transform plate boundaries

Question 20

The Marianas Trench, where the Pacific Plate descends under the leading edge of the Eurasian Plate, is the deepest sea floor in the world. These ocean trenches form when two oceanic plates collide

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and the older, less dense of the two plates rides over the edge of the older plate.

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when convection currents in the mantle force the older plate downward.

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and the younger, denser of the two plates, rides over the edge of the older plate.

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and the plates are approximately the same age and density.

Question 21

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

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Ring of Fire

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Ring of Earth

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Ring of Stone

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Ring of Diamond

Question 22

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

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San Andreas Fault

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New Madrid

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Denali Fault

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Ramapo Seismic Zone

Question 23

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 24

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Slide/Transform

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Divergent

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Convergent

Question 25

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Slide/Transform

Question 26

What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?

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Continents were once together and slowly drifted to where they are today

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Ocean currents move continents around the planet

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Convection works deep within the asthenosphere

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Mid-ocean ridges force tectonic plates to move

Question 27

Tectonic plates are made of?

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Continental and oceanic lithosphere

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The mantle

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The outer core

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The mesosphere

Question 28

Who was the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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Alfred Powell

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Harry Hess

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Ernest Rutherford

Question 29

How far do tectonic plates move each year?

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Centimeters per year

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Meters per year

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Kilometers per year

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Feet per year

Question 30

Where does seafloor spreading take place?

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Mid-ocean ridges

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Convergent boundaries

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The continentals shelves

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Transform boundary

Question 31

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

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Along mid-ocean ridges

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Along transform boundaries

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On the edges of the continents

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Near ocean trenches

Question 32

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

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Convection

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Gravity

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Wave motion

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Seismic activity

Question 33

The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named

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Pangea

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Gondwana

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Laurasia

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Eurasia

Question 34

What is the process of convection?

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The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns

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The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust

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The process of explaining what goes up must come down

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Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material

Question 35

At this boundary plates slide past one and other and earthquakes are created

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Transform

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Continental-Continental Convergent

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Divergent

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Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Question 36

Folded mountains are created along

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Continental-Continental Convergent

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Transform boundaries

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Divergent

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Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Question 37

Volcanoes are created along

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Divergent and Convergent boundaries

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Transform and Convergent boundaries

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Divergent and Transform boundaries

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The boundary between Illionois and Wisconsin

Question 38

How do the plates move along a divergent boundary?

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They move away from one another

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They move towards one another

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They move past one another

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One move up the other moves down

Question 39

How do the plates move along convergent boundaries?

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They move towards one another

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They move away from one another

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They move past one another

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One moves up and one moves down

Question 40

How do the plates move along transform boundaries?

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They move past one another

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They move towards one another

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They move away from one another

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one moves up and one moves down

Question 41

one tectonic plate moves under another

Accepted Answer

subduction

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convergent plate boundary

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divergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

Question 42

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

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transform plate boundary

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convergent plate boundary

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divergent plate boundary

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subduction

Question 43

a boundary at which two plates move away from each other

Accepted Answer

divergent plate boundary

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convergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

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subduction

Question 44

a boundary at which two plate move toward each other

Accepted Answer

convergent plate boundary

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divergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

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subduction

Question 45

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

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along mid-ocean ridges.

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along the edges of all the continents.

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in deep-ocean trenches.

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at the north and south poles.

Question 46

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

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subduction.

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convection.

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continental drift.

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conduction.

Question 47

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

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Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

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New crust is underwater where it sinks

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New crust breaks more easily than old crust

Question 48

Real world example of volcanic mountains that form from oceanic-continental collision (convergent).

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Andes Mountains

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Himalayan Mountains

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San Andres Fault

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Aleutian Islands

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Question 49

Real world example of folded mountains that form from continental-continental collision (convergent).

Accepted Answer

Himalayan Mountains

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Andes Mountains

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San Andres Fault

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Aleutian Islands

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Question 50

Real world example of a transform fault that forms from plates shearing or sliding past each other.

Accepted Answer

San Andres Fault

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Andes Mountains

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Himalayan Mountains

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Aleutian Islands

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Question 51

Real world example of an island arc that form from oceanic-oceanic collision (convergent).

Accepted Answer

Aleutian Islands

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Andes Mountains

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Himalayan Mountains

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San Andres Fault

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Question 52

Real world example of a mid-ocean ridge that forms from ocean-floor-spreading (divergent).

Accepted Answer

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Andes Mountains

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Himalayan Mountains

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San Andres Fault

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Aleutian Islands

Question 53

What is formed on the ocean floor when subduction takes place?

Accepted Answer

trench

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mid-ocean ridge

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dividing

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caves

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