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Which feature would most likely indicate that two of Earth’s plates are diverging?

• a plain

• a plateau

• a rift valley

• a mountain range

How can an earthquake affect Earth’s crustal plates?

• It can cause the crustal plates to shift.

• t can cause the crustal plates to disappear.

• CIt can cause the size of the crustal plates to increase.

• It can cause the temperature of the crustal plates to increase.

Which is evidence of a weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma can reach the surface?

• an ocean

• a volcano

• an earthquake

• a mountain range

Where do most of Earth′s earthquakes occur?

• in the desert

• along the coastline

• along plate boundaries

• in the center of continents

Which event has most likely occurred near an area on Earth which has newly formed crust?

• epicenter formation

• plate convergence

• mountain erosion

• volcanic eruption

Several geologists are planning a trip to study volcanic activity. Which location would be best?

• a location with low heat and high pressure on rock layers

• a location with high heat and low pressure on rock layers

• a location with a low amount of movement in the mantle and low crustal plate activity

• location with a high amount of movement in the mantle and high crustal plate activity

What most likely occurred if there is an earthquake reported near the Himalayan Mountains on the continent of Asia?

• he oceanic plate pushed the mountains higher.

• The continental plate went deeper into the mantle.

• The materials in the mantle moved closer together.

• The materials in the mantle separated farther apart.

Which statement best describes Earth’s crust?

• The crust consists of many continental plates that do not move.

• The crust consists of many oceanic and continental plates that move slowly.

• The crust consists of many oceanic and continental plates that do not move.

• DThe crust consists of moving oceanic plates and nonmoving continental plates.

Why are Earth’s crustal plates able to move?

• The moon and sun have different gravitational pulls on different parts of Earth.

• The plates sit on a dense, hot, somewhat melted layer of Earth.

• The sun’s heat melts the upper layers of Earth.

• The plates sit on a cold, thin layer of Earth.

Why are Earth’s plates able to move slowly?

• because most took billions of years to evolve

• because some are on land and some are in the ocean

• because they only press together at certain places

• because they sit on a dense, hot, somewhat melted layer