Earth's Layers and Tectonic Activity

Volcanic mountains form at this type of plate boundary when part of a subducting plate melts and rises through the crust.

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary (Subduction)

• Convergent Boundary (Collision)

Earthquakes can be caused by only 1 type of plate boundary.

• True

• False

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

Deep ocean trenches are associated with:

• Convergent boundaries

• transform boundaries.

• subduction zones.

• Divergent boundaries

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Spreading

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Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

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Match the following

Groups:

(a) Convergent

,

(b) Transform

,

(c) Subduction

,

(d) Divergent

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Match the layer to its composition.

• Solid Metal

• Inner Core

• Semi-Liquid Rock

• Outer Core

• Solid Rock

• Crust

• Liquid Metal

• Mantle

The tectonic plates that make up the surface of the Earth slowly move and interact with each other. Which of the following is NOT a result of tectonic plates moving on the surface of the Earth?

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• mountain ranges

• erosion