Plate Motion Amplify Review

What is Earth’s outer layer made of?

• Soft, liquid magma

• Hard, solid rock

• Layers of water and soil

• Gases from the atmosphere

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What are the sections of Earth’s outer layer called?

• Crusts

• Continents

• Plates

• Mantle zones

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Why do geologists study patterns in landforms and geologic events?

• To predict weather changes

• To understand how Earth's surface changes over time

• To locate precious gems

• To measure population growth

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What causes the movement of Earth's plates?

• Ocean currents

• Wind forces

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Gravity from the Moon

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Which statement is true about Earth's plates?

• They do not move.

• They move very quickly and can be felt daily.

• They move on top of a soft, solid layer of rock called the mantle.

• They float on water.

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What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

• Plates move toward each other.

• Plates slide past each other.

• Rock rises from the mantle and adds new solid rock to the edges of both plates.

• One plate sinks into the mantle.

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What occurs at a convergent plate boundary?

• Plates move apart, forming new crust.

• One plate moves underneath the other and sinks into the mantle.

• Plates slide past each other without changing Earth's surface.

• The plates stop moving completely.

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Why can’t humans directly experience Earth's plates moving?

• They are too far underground.

• They move at a rate too slow to be noticed in a lifetime.

• They are hidden by the ocean.

• They only move during earthquakes.

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How long does it take for Earth's plates to travel great distances?

• A few days

• A few weeks

• Millions of years

• A single year

What feature forms at a divergent boundary?

• Mountains

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Earthquake fault lines

• Volcanic islands