Plate Motion

What type of plate boundary sees two plates colliding with each other?

• Divergent

• Colliding

• Dividing

• Convergent

Where do you find volcanoes and earthquakes?

• Under the Water

• At plate boundaries

• On top of mountains

• Inside the mantel

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What was the name of the large land mass when all of the continents were together?

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Pangaea

• The Rocky Mountain Range

About how much do the plates move per year?

• 2 Feet

• 2 Inches

• 2 Yards

• 2 Miles

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At what type of plate boundary do you see two plates separating or pulling apart?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Colliding

• Dividing

What type of view shows what the inside of something looks like?

• Overhead View

• Side View

• Cross-section

• Underneath View

What happens as the plates pull apart at a divergent boundary?

• The plates float away from each other across the ocean.

• New plates from underneath get added to the old ones.

• Soft solid rock from underneath gets added to the plates edges.

• Earthquakes cause the plates to separate.

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Which answer best describes what Earth's outer layer is like underneath the ocean.

• Earth's outer layer is made of water.

• Earth's outer layer is made of sand.

• Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

• Earth's outer layer is made of dirt and soil.

Which letter shows a cross-section of the apple?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What happens as two plates come together at a convergent boundary?

• One plate goes under the other and sinks into the ocean below.

• The two plates hit each other breaking apart into sand.

• The two plates separate and pull apart

• One plate goes under the other and sinks into the soft rock below.

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