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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA ______ is a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying large slabs of continental and oceanic crust.wedgeplatechunkfault
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________.plateriftfaultbreach
- 3. Multiple Choice_________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.Seismic WavesRumblesPlate TectonicsConvection Currents
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago?PanthalassaLaurasiaGondwannaPangaea
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another is _____________.Convection currentSeismic wavesSea-floor spreadingConduction current
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called ___________.Divergent boundarySea-floor spreadingConvergent boundaryRenovating
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced?Rift valleyDeep-ocean trenchMid-ocean ridgeTransform bounda
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA __________ is a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.deep-ocean trenchrift valleysea-floor spreadingmid-ocean ridge
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?SubductionInductionAbductionReduction
- 10. Multiple Choice_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.Convergent boundaryTransform boundaryDivergent boundaryInsurgent boundary
- 11. Multiple Choice_____________ is when two plates move toward each other.Convergent boundaryAllegiant boundaryTransform boundarySliding boundary
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA _____________ is when two plates move past each other in opposite directions.emergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundaryconvergent boundary
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.FissureRift valleySea-floor spreadingFault
- 14. Multiple Choice___________ is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.Seismic wavesConvection currentDivergent boundaryPlate tectonics
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