6 IS CH 3 L3

Fill in the blank: The boundary where two plates move apart is called a ________ boundary.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

What force is responsible for moving the continents?

• Gravity

• Convection currents

• Wind

• Ocean currents

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What is the name of the plate that includes the Pacific Ocean?

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

Fill in the blank: The theory of ________ states that Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion.

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

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What is the name of the plate located near the Caribbean?

• Cocos Plate

• Nazca Plate

• Caribbean Plate

• Scotia Plate

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Name three things that occur or are created as a result of plate movement.

• Formation of mountains

• Creation of deep-ocean trenches

• Earthquakes

• Destruction of plate boundaries

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What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

• Mountain range

• Rift valley

• Ocean trench

• Volcano

Fill in the blank: ________ boundaries occur where plates move away from each other.

• A) Convergent

• B) Divergent

• C) Transform

• D) Static

What type of boundary is the San Andreas fault an example of?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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What natural disaster can occur when plates suddenly slip along a transform boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Ocean trenches

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