Tectonic Plates

What is a tectonic plate?

• A region deep within Earth

• A continuous layer of rock that completely covers Earth

• A large slab of Earth's lithosphere

• A large slab of Earth's mantle

Tectonic plates:

• can move towards each other

• can move away from each other

• can slide past each other

• All of the above

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Draw a mountain :D

What happens at a convergent boundary?

• Two plates move towards each other

• Two plates move away from each other

• Two plates slide past each other

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Where do ocean ridges most often form?

• At a divergent boundary

• At a convergent boundary

• At a transform boundary

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What landform can form at a convergent boundary?

• Mountain Range

• Volcano

• Deep ocean trench

• All of the above

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Draw an earthquake >:D

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What happens at a divergent boundary?

• Tectonic plates move towards each other colliding

• Tectonic plates move away from each othera (separate)

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What type of boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

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Which type of plate boundary is most likely to cause earthquakes?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

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