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What is this image...

• Revolving boundary
• San Andreas (Transform)
• Convergent

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The feature labeled C represents some of the deepest spots on the ocean floor. These areas are called ___.

• mid-ocean ridge
• trenches
• deep-sea vent
• abyssal plain

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What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tectonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• transform
• subduction
• convergent
• divergent

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What did Wegener think happened during continental drift?

• continents froze over
• continents moved
• the mantle warmed
• convection stopped

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The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of

• subduction

• plate tectonics

• evolution

• seafloor spreading

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What is sea-floor spreading?

• New mantle is formed and moves the continents when the sea-floor spreads

• New crust is formed when the sea-floor sinks

• New crust is formed and moves the continents when the sea-floor spreads

• When the sea-floor tries to do split but rips its pants!

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What process creates mountains?

• The Sun 
• Coriolis Effect
• Ocean Currents 
• The Convection Cycle

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Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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