Plate Tectonic Review
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- Q 1/10Score 0What moves the tectonic plates across the Earth29SubductionHot SpotsConvectionDivergent
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- Q1What moves the tectonic plates across the EarthSubductionHot SpotsConvectionDivergent30s
- Q2Continental crust does not get subducted and destroyed because it isless dense than oceanic crustmore dense than oceanic crustmade up of strong ironvolcanic in origin30s
- Q3The main driving force behind plate tectonics is (1) __________ in the mantle. Sometimes, a large plume of hot magma rises all the way to the surface, creating a (2) ___________.(1) melting (2) volcano(1) convection (2) trench(1) cooling (2) volcanic mountains1) convection (2) hot spot30s
- Q4Mid-Ocean Ridge like the one above is associated with what type of plate boundaryConvergentTransformDivergent30s
- Q5San Andreas Fault is pictured above and is associated with this type of boundaryDivergentTransformConvergent30s
- Q6What land feature is created along this plate boundaryIsland ArcCoastal Volcanic MountainsMountainssubduction30s
- Q7What type of plate boundary is associated with new crust formationConvergentDivergentTransform30s
- Q8What type of plate boundary leads to a Trench being formedConvergentTransformDivergent30s
- Q9The collision of two continental plates creates what?FaultRiftTrenchMountains30s
- Q10Which of the following Earth processes results in the destruction of oceanic lithosphere (crust)?Convergent subduction, resulting in deep ocean trenches.Divergent spreading, found along oceanic rifts and ridgesContinental drifting, shifting the locations of landmassesTransform sliding, causing earthquakes and crust shifting.30s
