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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates isdivergentconvergenttransformnormal
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen tectonic plates move toward each other, they collide and push large pieces of rock upwards. Which of these structures can occur over time by this process?valleyscanyonsmountainsrivers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAt convergent boundaries of tectonic plates a process occurs where one plate either is forced or sinks under another plate. This process is calledinductionconvectionreductionsubduction
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known asconvectioncontinental driftsubductionconduction
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following interactions between plates explains how a rift valley forms?
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
triple junction boundary
transform plate boundary
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA satellite image can help scientists locate the area where two plates have diverged by showing the existence ofplateaus.mountains.rift valleys.grassy plains.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDivergent tectonic plate boundaries most commonly formocean ridges.ocean trenches.non-volcanic islands.continental mountains.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
Man-made rock formations that line continental boundaries
The location at the deepest part of the sea where old layers of rock are destroyed
An underwater mountain range formed by the movement of tectonic plates
The place where marine life gathers before it migrates to other areas
- 9. Multiple Choice
The San Andreas Fault is a very active fault line that stretches across the central west coast of North America. The fault and earthquakes are caused by a transform boundaries between the plates. How does a transform boundary cause an earthquake?
The two plates slam into one another; increasing momentum and starting an earthquake.
One plate slides underneath the other, causing it to rise up, creating an earthquake.
The plates slide horizontally past one another, increasing stress; once the stress is strong enough, the plates can cause an earthquake.
The plates slide vertically past one another, rising and falling; the friction from this action causes the earthquake.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes that occur underneath the ocean are caused by which of the following?Water carving through the Earth’s crust.Pressure changes in the Earth’s atmosphere.Changes in the water level of the Earth’s oceans.Earth’s plates moving and colliding against one another.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following geological features was not created by the movement of the Earth’s plates?canyonsdeep sea trenchesmid-ocean rangesrift valleys
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