Plate tectonics

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

• the Moho discontinuity.

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

• convergent
• thrust
• divergent
• transform

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

• droughts

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

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Which geological features MOST LIKELY prompted the development of the theory of plate tectonics?

• river deltas
• mountain ranges
• glacier fields
• tropical rainforests
  

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Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?

• close to the equator

• close to the center of tectonic plates

• at divergent or convergent plate boundaries

• at transform plate boundaries

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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

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What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

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What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?

• land features

• erosion

• climate

• fossils