Plate Tectonic Theory Quiz 1(A)

Which of the following is the theory of plate tectonics?

• Plates are static and will not move for another 250 million years.

• Plates are only in motion in the northern hemisphere.

• Plates are only in motion in the southern hemisphere.

• Earth's geography has changed over time and continues to change today.

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Earth's plates are made of:

• The fluid-like mantle

• The liquid outer core

• The rigid lithosphere

• The solid inner core

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A plate boundary is:

• Where two plates meet

• Where two plates eat

• Where two plates sleep

• A ridge valley is steep

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How many types of plate boundaries exist?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 13

The plates in a divergent boundary move _______ from each other.

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Divergent boundaries create (choose all that apply)

• New crust

• Rifts

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

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The plates in a convergent boundary move _____ each other.

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A convergent boundary has the ability to create

• Folded mountains

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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The plates at a transform boundary

• Slide past each other

• Collide into each other

• Slide underneath each other

• Separate from each other

A transform boundary can create

• earthquakes that result in seismic waves

• sand dunes

• folded mountains and volcanic mountains

• seafloor trenches

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