Big Systems

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

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction

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What was the name of the super continent that existed approximately 250 million years ago?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangea

• Eurasia

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Earth is a _____ system

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

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction

 

When pressure builds between two transforms tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing an ___________

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Approximately how old is the Earth?

• 3.8 billion years

• 4.2 billion years

• 4.6 billion years

• 5.2 billions years

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During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...

• along the continents

• at the mid ocean ridges

• deep ocean trenches

• at north and south poles

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Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone

• divergence zone

• subduction zone

• lower zone

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

• the Moho discontinuity.

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

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What are the two types of crust?

• ocean and upper

• continental and oceanic

• lower and upper

• pizza and toast

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