Plate Boundaries

The theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion is the theory of...

• continental eruption

• plate boundaries

• plate tectonics

• lithospheric drift

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All of the continents were once part of one large continent called...

• Panacea
• Pangea
• North America
• Gondwana

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This man was responsible for creating the idea of continental drift.

• Alfred Wegener

• Neil Hess

• Harry Cooper

• Alex Roger

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Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

• continental
• oceanic
• plates
• mantle

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What type of plate boundary creates new sea floor?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subduction

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What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

• Athensphere

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

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Which crust subducts because it is denser than other crust?

• pizza crust

• oceanic crust

• continental crust

• new crust

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What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Lithosphere

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

• convergent
• thrust
• divergent
• transform

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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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