Plate Tectonics

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

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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Divergent Plate movement can create

• Convection Currents
• Conduction
• Mountains
• Rifts and ocean ridges

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Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding

• Divergent-

• Convergent-

• Transform-

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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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Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

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What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and subway

What is common at convergent boundaries?

• Valleys

• Canyons

• Mountains

• Rivers

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What happens often at transform boundaries?

• Rain

• Hurricanes

• Volcanic activity

• Earthquakes

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In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

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