Plate Tectonics

What is plate tectonics?

• The study of plate movement and its effects.

• The study of how rocks can be changed into different types of rocks over time.

• The study of characteristics of Earth's compositional and mechanical layers.

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The lithosphere is divided into large pieces called...

• mountains.

• rift valleys.

• tectonic plates.

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Most tectonic plates are made up of a combination of...

• nickel and iron.

• oceanic and continental crust.

• lower and upper mantle.

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The lithosphere is broken into how many major tectonic plates?

• Three

• Five

• Seven

• Ten

What is the driving force for Earth's plate movement?

• Convection Currents

• Earthquakes

• Mountain Building

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Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust. Denser oceanic crust will...

• stop moving when colliding with continental crust.

• push over continental crust forming mountains.

• subduct under continental crust.

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What is formed when continental and continental crust collide?

• Rift Valley

• Mountains

• Volcanic Islands

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The areas where the plate edges meet are called...

• mountains.

• rift valleys.

• plate boundaries.

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Which plate boundary involves the tectonic plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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Which plate boundary involves the tectonic plates moving side by side?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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