Plate Tectonics

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of plate tectonics?

• Formation of mountains

• Creation of new ocean basins

• Earthquakes and volcanoes

• The Earth's rotation

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What are the two main types of layers of the Earth?

• Chemical and mechanical

• Crust, mantle, and core

• Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere

• Inner core, outer core

Which of the following is NOT a primary compositional layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Lithosphere

The outermost layer of the Earth that contains the entire crust is the:

• Asthenosphere

• Mesospheres

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

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The process of the Earths crust changing location was originally discredited by others. What did Wegener call this movement of the Earth?

• Continent Migration

• Continental Drift 

• Oceanic Crust 

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Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

When two plates collide at a convergent boundary, one plate can dive under the other in a process called:

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Subduction

• Transform fault

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The Ring of Fire is a region around the Pacific Ocean known for its:

• Volcanic activity

• Earthquake activity

• Both volcanic and earthquake activity

• Neither volcanic nor earthquake activity

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The San Andreas Fault is a well-known example of a:

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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Earthquakes and tsunamis can occur at both:

• Convergent and divergent boundaries

• Divergent and transform boundaries

• Convergent and transform boundaries

• All three types of boundaries

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