Quiz about Plate Tectonics Practice

Question 1

The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, and may once have been connected, led Alfred Wegener to propose a theory called

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continental drift.

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continental plowing.

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wandering continents.

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shape matching of continents.

Question 2

Which of the following supported Wegener's theory?

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All of the above.

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Matching fossil plant remains found on two different continents.

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Matching reptile remains found on two different continents.

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Nearly identical sedimentary rock types of the same age in widely separated locations.

Question 3

Scientists found that the continents were moving apart from each other due to magma rising out of mid-ocean ridges, and they called this

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seafloor spreading.

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seafloor rising.

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changing seafloor.

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underwater volcanoes.

Question 4

Wegener's old theory, called continental drift, was found to be too simplistic because it did not explain how the continents would move. It was replaced by a theory called

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plate tectonics.

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crustal forces.

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paleomagnetism.

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weather forces.

Question 5

Plate margins are places where a lot of tectonic activity occur. Earthquakes occur, for example, along convergent margins, where plates are

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colliding.

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moving apart.

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sliding past each other.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?

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Between the crust and the core.

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Above the crust.

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Between the crust and the lithosphere.

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Beneath the core.

Question 7

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

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A convergent boundary between continental plates.

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A transform boundary between ocean plates.

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A transform boundary between continental plates.

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A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plate.

Question 8

The boundary at which crust is continually added is a

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divergent boundary.

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subduction zone.

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transform boundary.

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convergent boundary.

Question 9

Subduction is when

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one plate slides under another.

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earthquakes occur along a transform boundary.

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new crust is formed.

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new islands are formed.

Question 10

The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a

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divergent boundary where seafloor spreading takes place.

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convergent boundary where new crust is formed.

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transform boundary where crust is subducted.

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divergent boundary where subduction takes place.

Question 11

When two continental plates pull apart a _________________ forms.

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rift valley

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subduction zone

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mountain range

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earthquake

Question 12

Oceanic crust is _____________ than continental crust.

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more dense

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less dense

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less hot

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more hot

Question 13

A place where an unusually hot part of the magma rises through the crust causing volcanic activity that over time often creates volcanic island arcs is called a

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hotspot.

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divergent boundary.

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convergent boundary.

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transform boundary.

Question 14

A map of global earthquakes and volcanoes tells you

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where the plate boundaries are.

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where the edges of the continents are.

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where the Earth is the hottest.

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nothing; it is random.

Question 15

Which type of plate boundary does not cause volcanoes?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

Question 16

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

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Tectonic plates move.

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The mantle increases in size.

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Pressure in the crust increases.

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Pressure in the crust decreases.

Question 17

Where would the oldest rock be found?

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O

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L

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M

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N

Question 18

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

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

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mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

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outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Question 19

What type of plate boundary would occur from convection cells such a those shown in cell C?

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

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none - convection currents don't work like this

Question 20

What type of plate boundary would occur from convection cells such a those shown in cell D?

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

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none - convection currents don't work like this

Question 21

Which of the following shows a convergent boundary?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

Question 22

Which of the following shows a divergent boundary?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 23

Which of the following shows a transform boundary?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 24

Which process is the greatest factor that causes tectonic plates to move?

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convection of heat

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conduction of heat

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radiation of heat

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melting of rock

Question 25

Which picture shows the correct convection currents for a divergent boundary?

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Option A is correct

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B.

Question 26

Where in the diagram (click to enlarge) is new oceanic crust forming?

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1 - the mid-ocean ridge forms new oceanic crust

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2 - deep sea trench forms new oceanic crust

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3 - subduction zone forms new oceanic crust

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4 - continental interiors form new oceanic crust

Question 27

What type of features are found at divergent plate boundaries?

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rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

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deep-sea trenches and island arcs

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folded mountain ranges

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no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

Question 28

What type of features are found at transform plate boundaries?

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no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

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rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

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deep-sea trenches and island arcs

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deep-sea trenches and volcanic arcs

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folded mountain ranges

Question 29

What type of features are found at oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

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deep-sea trenches and island arcs

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rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

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folded mountain ranges

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no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

Question 30

What type of features are found at oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?

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deep-sea trenches and volcanic arcs

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rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

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deep-sea trenches and island arcs

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folded mountain ranges

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no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

Question 31

What seafloor feature is formed at a subduction zone?

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deep-sea trench

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mid-ocean ridge

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rift valley

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abyssal plains

Question 32

The Himalayas are and example of a folded mountain range that formed at a ________________ boundary.

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continental -continental convergent

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divergent

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transform

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oceanic-oceanic convergent

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oceanic-continental convergent

Question 33

Choose ALL the types of boundaries that will produce earthquakes:

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oceanic-continental convergent

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oceanic-oceanic convergent

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divergent

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transform

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continental -continental convergent

Question 34

Evidence used by Wegener to supported his idea of continental drift included

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Climatic data

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Ocean rocks and sediments

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Ocean floor topography

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Magnetic patterns of the rock on the ocean floor

Question 35

Wegener suggested that coal beds discovered in Antarctica indicated that this continent was

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once near the equator

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once under water

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always  frozen

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part of Africa

Question 36

The rejection of Mr. Wegener's hypothesis  teaches us that

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Indirect evidence is not sufficient to prove a hypothesis

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Direct evidence is hard to find

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Hypotheses are hard to prove

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Scientists of the early 1900s were not smart enough

Question 37

Evaluating the relationship between scientific laws, theories, and hypothesis, one can say

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Scientific hypothesis can became theories

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Scientific hypothesis can became laws

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Scientific theories can became laws

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Scientific laws can be changed

Question 38

The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest, on which type of convergent boundary are they located?

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Continental/Continental

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Oceanic/Continental

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Oceanic/Oceanic

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None of the above

Question 39

The mechanism that moves continents is based on heat energy moving by

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Convection in the Asthenosphere

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Radiation in the core

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Conduction in the lithosphere

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radiation from the sun on Earth's surface

Question 40

What type of rock makes most of the oceanic crust

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Basalt

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Limestone

Question 41

Los Angeles and San Francisco are cities on opposite sides of the San Andreas transform boundary. Suggest how both cities will be like at some point in future

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Side by side somewhere between them now

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Furthest north and south apart than now

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At the same positions as today

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Drift apart away from the fault line

Question 42

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Convergent

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Plate

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 43

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

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Nickel and Iron

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Oxygen and Silicon

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Silicon and Magnesium

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Iron and Magnesium

Question 44

This is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.

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Asthenosphere

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Lithosphere

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Mesosphere

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Crust

Question 45

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

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Lithosphere

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Mesosphere

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Asthenosphere

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Mantle

Question 46

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

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The would all decrease.

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The would all increase

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Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout

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Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

Question 47

Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?

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Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.

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Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid

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Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid

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Earth's outer core becomes warmer

Question 48

The diagram shows what can occur when two continental plates collide.Which characteristic of the Indian Plate explains why it moves under the Eurasian Plate?

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It is denser.

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It is larger.

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It is molten.

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It is younger.

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