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This image represents this type of boundary
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way?
Tectonic plates move away from each other
Tectonic plates slide past each other
A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a volcano
an ocean
a canyon
What is a tectonic plate?
A piece of the Earth's crust
A piece of Earth's mantle
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Name the boundary
convergent
divergent
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
volcanoes
earthquakes
The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.
core
crust
The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the
core
mantle
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
Move away from each other
Come together
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Observant
Transform
The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.
True
False
What boundary creates mountains?
convergent
divergent
The thickest layer the the earth
Mantle
Crust
The thinnest layer of the earth
mantle
crust
most movement in the earth's crust occurs along narrow zones between plates
true
false
Earthquakes happen in California because the plate boundary is marked by a zone of active faults
true
false
The San Andreas fault is a convergent fault
true
false
which boundary create mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
Divergent
convergent
which boundary creates fault lines
Transform
Divergent
which boundary creates mountains and volcanoes
Transform
Convergent
Tectonic plates are huge slabs of solid rocks
True
False
The inner most layer of the earth that is hot and solid
crust
inner core
The outermost layer that we live on
outer core
crust
Which is not a layer of the earth
crust
mantle
mountain
Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?
African Plate
South American plate
Which of the labeled plates is the North American Plate?
A
B
C
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -
asthenosphere
crust
Volcanoes created new land by which of the following processes?
Extreme heat starts forest fires
Lava flowing out hardens to form solid rock.
One of the three types of convergent boundaries are between continental and oceanic.
True
False
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