Plate Tectonic and Earth's Layer
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- Q1What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?DivergenceSubductionTransformationUplift30s
- Q2Which layer of the Earth is mostly solid and is where tectonic plates are located?Outer CoreCrustInner CoreMantle30s
- Q3What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?Divergent boundarySubduction zoneTransform boundaryConvergent boundary30s
- Q4Which layer of the Earth is responsible for creating the magnetic field?Outer CoreInner CoreMantleCrust30s
- Q5What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates?Seafloor SpreadingContinental DriftEarthquake TheoryPlate Tectonics30s
- Q6What kind of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move away from each other?Divergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundarySubduction zone30s
- Q7What geological feature is typically formed when an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate?PlainValleyTrenchMountain30s
- Q8What geological feature is evidence of the movement of tectonic plates?Mid-ocean ridgesMountains formed by erosionVolcanic islandsDesert plateaus30s
- Q9Which type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?Transform boundaryConvergent boundaryDivergent boundarySubduction zone30s
- Q10What evidence do scientists use to support the theory of plate tectonics found in fossils?Fossils only found in desertsFossils of dinosaurs only in North AmericaFossils of the same species on different continentsFossils dating back to the Ice Age30s
- Q11What is the primary force that drives the movement of tectonic plates?Convection currents in the mantleEarth's rotationGravity pulling plates downwardWind erosion30s
- Q12Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountains?Convergent boundaryOceanic boundaryTransform boundaryDivergent boundary30s
- Q13What type of geological activity can occur at divergent plate boundaries?Subduction of tectonic platesCreation of new oceanic crustFormation of volcanoesEarthquakes along faults30s
- Q14What landform is typically created by the process of subduction?PlateausMountainsTrenchesVolcanoes30s
- Q15Which evidence supports the idea that continents were once connected?Similar rock formations across continentsDifferences in climateOcean currentsDiverse animal species30s