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Select the 3 main evidence that support plate tectonics

• magnetic striping of the seafloor

• the same rock formation on the coastlines of different continents

• the same fossils on different continents

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According to plate tectonic theory, how do the plate move overtime?

• through energy being created and not destroyed

• through convection currents and seafloor spreading

• through cell formation

• through unbalanced forces in the mantle

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What two crustal features are created from this type of boundary?

• mountains

• trenches

• mid-ocean ridges

• volcanoes

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The image shows a mid ocean ridge. What is the definition of mid ocean ridge?

• Mid ocean ridges only occur at convergent boundaries.

• The convection currents in the core drive the plates apart.

• As the plates pull apart, the lava rises to form new crust.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Personal

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What 2 crustal features would form from this type of boundary?

• mid-ocean ridge

• volcanoes

• continental rift valleys

• fault lines

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Based on the image, what geological event has occured?

• snow caps melting off a hill

• mountains eroding over time

• mid-ocean ridges pulling apart

• volcanic eruption

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The subduction of an oceanic plate under a continental plate at a convergent boundary will create __________.

• volcanoes

• continents

• rift valleys

• mountains

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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