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- 1. Multiple ChoiceMountains form from....Tectonic plates sliding past one anotherCollision of tectonic platesTectonic plates moving away from each otherTectonic plates disappearing
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?Supreme ContinentEurasiaPlate tectonicsPangea
- 3. Multiple ChoicePlate movement is caused by _____The rotation of the EarthOcean tidesConvection currents in the mantleThe moon's gravity
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?AsthenosphereLithosphereOuter coreOceanic crust
- 5. Multiple Choice
This image represents this type of boundaryDivergentTransformConvergentSubduction - 6. Multiple ChoiceThis is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.Mantle convection currentsOceanic convection currentsAtmospheric convection currentsSolar convection currents
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAt a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way?Tectonic plates move towards each otherTectonic plates slide past each otherTectonic plates move up and downTectonic plates move away from each other
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary isa valleyan oceana canyona volcano
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a tectonic plate?A piece of the Earth's crustA piece of Earth's mantleA piece of Earth's coreA piece of Earth's Moon
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundary would cause mountains to formTransformConvergentDivergentReform
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath anotherTransform zonesubduction zoneDivergent zoneSchool zone
- 12. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergenttransformdivergentsubduction
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTransform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?volcanoesdeep sea trenchesunderwater mountain rangesearthquakes
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.corecrustmantleplates
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe liquid layer below the Earth's crust is thecorelavamagmamantle
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe core of the earth is made of solid...chocolatecoppercarbon dioxideiron
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?ConvergentDivergentObservantTransform
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA divergent boundary occurs when plates ....Move away from each otherCome togetherSlide past each otherSlide beneath one another
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen two tectonic plates interact, what can be caused?Beach erosion and TornadoesTsunamis and stormsEarthquakes and volcanoesTornadoes and Hurricanes
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.TrueFalse
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