Plate Tectonics

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction

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Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called

• America

• Super Earth

• Pangea

• Eurasia

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A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• convergent
• thrust
• divergent
• transform

What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?

• diverging tectonic plates
• erosion of the land by the ocean
• converging tectonic plates
• deposition of sediments by the ocean
  

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What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

• the subducton of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the asthenosphere

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

• death ring
• fire zone
• ring of fire
• zone of fire

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What happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?

• decreases
• increases
• fluctuates
• remains the same

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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