Plate Tectonics Introduction

What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?

• Ocean currents move continents around the planet

• Convection works deep within the asthenosphere

• Mid-ocean ridges force tectonic plates to move

• Continents were once together and slowly drifted to where they are today

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Where does seafloor spreading take place?

• Convergent boundaries

• The continentals shelves

• Transform boundary

• Mid-ocean ridges

The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangea

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This type of boundary creates rift zones and shallow earthquakes

• Transform

• Continental-Continental Convergent

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Subduction zones occur along

• Transform boundaries

• Continental-Continental boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Oceanic-Continental boundaries

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At this boundary plates slide past one and other and earthquakes are created

• Transform

• Continental-Continental Convergent

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Continental Convergent

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At this boundary, old crust is destroyed and deep earthquakes occur

• Transform

• Continental-Continental Convergent

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Mountains are created along

• Transform boundaries

• Continental-Continental Convergent

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Continental Convergent

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Volcanoes are created along

• Divergent and Convergent boundaries

• Transform and Convergent boundaries

• Divergent and Transform boundaries

• The boundary between Illionois and Wisconsin

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Ocean trenches are found along

• Transform boundaries

• Continental-Continental boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Oceanic-Continental boundaries