Question 1

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, convergent, and transform

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Divergent, transform, and subduction

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Divergent, convergent, and oceanic

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Transform, oceanic, and hotspots

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Divergent, convergent, and subduction

Question 2

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that move and interact with each other

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The Earth's core is made of molten lava

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The Earth's crust is solid and immovable

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The Earth's atmosphere is made of multiple layers

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The Earth's core is responsible for the movement of the plates

Question 3

What is the name of the boundary where two plates move apart?

Accepted Answer

Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

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Hotspot

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Subduction

Question 4

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?

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Pangaea

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Gondwana

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Amasia

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Laurasia

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Rodinia

Question 5

What is the name of the boundary where a hot spot in the mantle melts through the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Hotspot

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Subduction

Question 6

What is the name of the magma-filled cavity that forms when magma rises to the Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Volcano

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Rift

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Trench

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Island

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Plate

Question 7

What is the name for the large rock pieces that make up the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Plates

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Islands

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Oceans

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Volcanoes

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Continents

Question 8

What is the name of the boundary where one plate sinks beneath another?

Accepted Answer

Subduction

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Hotspot

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

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