Plate Tectonics Review

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• the Earth's magnetic field.

• subduction.

• convection currents.

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Tectonic Plates include

• Oceanic and continental lithosphere

• Oceanic lithosphere only

• Continental lithosphere only

• The asthenosphere

Associated with transform boundaries.

• Volcanoes
• mountains
• trenches
• earthquakes

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A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Spreading

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Subduction means.....

• one plate goes under another plate

• two plates slide past each other

• two plate collide and form folded mountains

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Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

• new crust is created at a divergent boundary

• volcanoes are formed on continents

• deep sea trenches are formed

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting