T7 2.2 Plate Tectonic Boundaries Quiz

The 4 layers of the Earth:

• crust, mantle, core

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• crust, molten rock, outer core, inner core

• crust, molten rock, dirt, lava

What is subduction?

• the continental plate slides under the oceanic plate

• when two plates collide

• when the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate

• when two plates slide by each other

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In subduction, why does the oceanic plate slip under a continental plate?

• the oceanic plate is always bigger

• the continental plate is heavier

• the oceanic plate breaks into pieces

• the oceanic plate is heavier (denser) than the continental plate

Rocks moving in the mantle creates...

• land slides

• the rock cycle

• convection currents

• flooding

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Convection causes the Earths plate tectonics to ...

• move

• explode

• melt

• reeze

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Convergent, Divergent and Transform are..

• Transformers

• types of plate boundaries

• basketball teams

• after school clubs

What plate boundary pulls the Earth apart?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Stationary

• Convergent

Convergent boundaries are plates that...

• slide by each other

• move toward each other

• pull apart

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Type of plate boundary that causes mountains to form...

• Divergent

• Convergent with subduction

• Convergent with collision

• Transform

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How does a convergent plate boundary with collision change the earth’s surface?

• Water is created.

• Mountains can form.

• A trench is created.

• All of the above.

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