S6E5

According to the theory of plate tectonics, where

do activities such as earthquakes and volcanic

eruptions occur?

• in the outer regions of plates

• above the surfaces of plates

• along plate boundaries

• in the centers of plates

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What causes earthquakes to occur?

• underground currents of water flowing quickly

• erosion moving rocks and soil

• the movement of tectonic plates that release energy

• violent wind and rains shaking the ground

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What is the main cause of seafloor spreading?

• deep ocean currents forcing crustal plates apart

• new rock forming between two crustal plates at a mid-ocean ridge

• crustal plates sinking due to density differences

• water pressure at great depths pushing two crust plates apart

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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What occurs when two plates come together and the denser one is forced under back into the mantle?

• reduction

• conduction

• subduction

• convection

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What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

• two continental plates converging

• an earthquake in a subduction zone

• a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot

• movement at a transform fault boundary

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Sam's favorite television show is a nature program called Volcano Hunters. Each week, a team of geologists travels to a different volcano to try to film an eruption. Where would the team most likely find an active volcano?

• near the North or South pole

• where two tectonic plates meet

• where Earth's crust is thickets

• anywhere along the Equator

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Which is a possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary?

• convection

• mountain belts

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

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During the 1960s, geologists used seismometers

to record information that suggested Earth's

plates were in motion. The data recovered by the

seismometers showed that earthquakes,

volcanoes, and other geologic features tend to

occur or be present

• in Earth's inner core.

• around the centers of tectonic plates.

• on the edges of tectonic plates.

• in Earth's outer core.

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What happens when two plates of different densities collide?

• The plate that is less dense subducts.

• The plate that is less dense fractures.

• The more dense plate subducts.

• The more dense plate fractures.

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