Understanding Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

What are tectonic plates?

• Pieces of the asthenosphere that move on top of the lithosphere

• Pieces of the lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere

• Pieces of the core that move on top of the mantle

• Pieces of the crust that move on top of the core

What does the term "portent" mean?

• A type of tectonic plate

• A sign or warning that something momentous or terrible is likely to happen

• A process of plate movement

• A type of boundary between plates

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What is subduction?

• The process by which a less dense plate sinks below a denser plate

• The process by which a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate at a convergent plate boundary

• The process by which two plates slide past each other

• The process by which two plates move apart

What does the verb "resemble" mean?

• To predict

• To warn

• To look or seem like

• To move apart

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

• A boundary that forms where two plates move apart

• A boundary that forms where two plates slide past each other

• A boundary that forms where two plates collide

• A boundary that forms where one plate sinks below another

What does the verb "foretell" mean?

• To predict

• To resemble

• To inform

• To plague

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

• A boundary that forms where two plates collide

• A boundary that forms where two plates slide past each other

• A boundary that forms where two plates move apart

• A boundary that forms where one plate sinks below another

What does "informative" mean?

• Giving predictions about the future

• Giving warnings about dangers

• Giving facts or details about a topic to help someone learn more about it

• Giving signs of something momentous

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What is a transform plate boundary?

• A boundary that forms where two plates collide

• A boundary that forms where two plates move apart

• A boundary that forms where two plates slide past each other

• A boundary that forms where one plate sinks below another

What is a plague?

• A type of tectonic plate

• A very serious disease that spreads quickly and affects many people

• A process of plate movement

• A type of boundary between plates