Plate tectonics

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Joleen Hall
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Geography, Science
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9th Grade
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6 plays
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Hard
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1.
Multiple Choice
What are the relative directions of motion on either side of a transform boundary?
Plates move apart
Plates move toward each other
Plates slide past each other
2.
Multiple Select
Which boundaries have examples of transform plate boundaries? The boundaries between the:
Nazca and South American Plates
Pacific plate and North American plate
Pacific and Indian-Australian plate
Scotia plate and Antartica plate
Caribbean and North American Plate
3.
Multiple Choice
Examine the idealized map that shows the location of two segments of oceanic ridge separated by a transform plate boundary. Where do earthquakes occur?
Between A and D
Between B and C
From A to B and C to D
4.
Multiple Choice
The presence of volcanic hot spots is characteristic of transform boundaries
True
False
5.
Multiple Choice
Examine the idealized maps which illustrate an oceanic ridge (double lines) separated by a transform boundary. Which image shows the correct plate motions associated with the transform boundary?
A
B
C
D
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