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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?Energy from the SunMagnetic Pole ReversalConvection currents in the mantleFaults in Mountain Ranges
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is formed...when one tectonic plate sinks below anotherat every type of convergent plate boundaryat every type of divergent plate boundaryat transform boundaries
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What kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformsubducting - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich is true about hotter material in the mantle?more dense, sinksless dense, sinksless dense, risesmore dense, rises
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformstrike slip
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?Rift ValleyMid-Ocean RidgeIsland ArcFlat land
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?VolcanoMountainRiftIsland Arc
- 8. Multiple Choice
The process by which one lithospheric plate is forced under another
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Subduction
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?convergentnormaldivergenttransform
- 10. Multiple ChoicePlates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.divergentconvergenttransformdetergent
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDuring sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...along the continentsat the mid ocean ridgesdeep ocean trenchesat north and south poles
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one piece of evidence of seafloor spreading?age of the rocksold rock pushes new rock to the sidescientist can use sonarsubduction
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere would the oldest rock be found?LMNO
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...death ringfire zonering of firezone of fire
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)?IndianDead SeaAtlanticArtic
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