Plate Tectonics Test Retake 23/24

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.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

• new crust is created at a divergent boundary

• volcanoes are formed on continents

• deep sea trenches are formed

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This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.

• ocean trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• tall mountains

• transform fault

The model below shows two continental plates. What type of plate boundary is this

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Convergent boundary

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What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Plate

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What forms when two CONTINENTAL plates CONVERGE?

• Rift Valley

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Mountains

• Volcanoes on land and ocean trench

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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Seafloor spreading occur when:

• Two plates collide at and convergent boundary and one sinks

• Two plates collide at a convergent boundary and they push each other up

• Two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary

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What are two pieces of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Matching rocks/fossils on different continents

• Landscapes that look alike

• The same species live in different areas today

• Seafloor Spreading

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Most geologist 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.