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A ______ is a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying large slabs of continental and oceanic crust.

• wedge
• plate
• chunk
• fault

A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________.

• plate
• rift
• fault
• breach

_________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

• Seismic Waves
• Rumbles
• Plate Tectonics
• Convection Currents

Identify the Major Plate labeled B

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

Identify the Major Plate labeled I

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

Identify the Major Plate labeled J

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

Identify the Major Plate labeled G

• Indo-Australian Plate
• North American Plate
• South Americana Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

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

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform