Plate Boundaries

The location of earthquakes and volcanoes

• supports Wegener's Theory because they are concentrated on the plate boundaries

• does not support Wegener's Theory because they are concentrated on the plate boundaries

• are random

• are concentrated near the centre of most plates

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Mt Everest is the result of

• a convergent plate boundary and is the same size it was 100 years ago.

• a transform boundary and will never be taller than it is today

• a divergent plate boundary and grows about an inch every year

• a convergent plate boundary and grows about an inch every year

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Convergent plates occur when two plates are moving

• towards each other

• away from each other

• past each other

Transform boundaries form when two plates

• are moving towards each other

• are moving away from each other

• slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The edges of plates are called (a)  

• convection

• boundaries

• subduction

Answer explanation

The edges of tectonic plates are referred to as boundaries. These boundaries are crucial in understanding geological processes such as earthquakes and volcanic activity, distinguishing them from terms like convection and subduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Divergent boundaries occur when two plates are

• moving towards each other

• moving away from each other

• sliding past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Volcanoes and mountains form as a result of

• divergent boundaries colliding

• convergent boundaries spreading apart

• convergent boundaries colliding

• transform boundaries spreading apart

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes and Tsunamis can occur at both convergent and transform boundaries

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fissures, cracks and rifts in the surface are most likely to occur at

• Divergent Boundaries

• convergent boudaries

Sea Floor spreading occurs on the ocean floor at

• divergent boundaries

• convergent boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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