7.10.1,2,&3

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

• Titanic Theory

Answer explanation

The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere, the molten upper portion of the mantle.

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What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?

• Fault

• Fissure

• Fracture

• Plate

Answer explanation

Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. The plates are around 100 km (62 mi) thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust (also called sima from silicon and magnesium) and continental crust (sial from silicon and aluminium).

What type of stress are the fault blocks experiencing?

• Compression
• Tension
• Shear Stress
• Cleavage

What type of stress is happening to these layers of crust?

• Compression

• Separation

• Faulting

• Tension

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Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle!

• tension

• compression

• shear

• rubber-binder

What occurs during folding?

• When the rocks change color. 
• When the rocks form and create a landslide. 
• When the rock layers combine to create a mountain.
• When rock layer bend under stress. 

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How do Fault-Block mountains form?

• When tension makes the earth move. 
• When tension makes the lithosphere break into many pieces. 
• When tension makes the mountains break.
• When tension makes the mountains rise up into the atmosphere.  

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What type of boundary do we call it when two tectonic plates move towards each other as shown in the image?

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Subduction Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

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Which of the following processes can create fold mountains?

• convergent plate boundaries – subduction

• divergent plate boundaries - seafloor spreading

• transform plate boundaries - strike slip faults

• meteoroid impact

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is ______________.

• a long chain of mountains
• single small mountains
• mountains extremely steep slopes
• made of granite