Plate Tectonics
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- Q1Plate tectonics is the theory that the Earth's _____ is broken into pieces that move around on top of the _____.core; mantlecrust; corecrust ; mantlemantle ; core20s
- Q2What is the thickness of the Earth’s lithosphere?3000 to 3500 km3 to 120 km2000 to 2900 km5 to 70 km20s
- Q3Which layer formed more than 80% of the Earth’s volume?CoreLithosopshereMantleCrust20s
- Q4What is the two major metals found in the Earth’s core?Silver and copperMercury and GoldMagnesiuma nd ZincIron and Nickel20s
- Q5The surface of Earth outermost layer is known as …PlateEpicentreCraterMagma20s
- Q6Which of the following plate margin will result the formation of fold mountain?TransformDivergentConvergentSubduction20s
- Q7Which of the following statement is correct?Oceanic plates are lighter than continental platesContinental plates are lighter than oceanic platesOceanic plates move in a reverse directionContinental plates move in an inverse direction20s
- Q8What kind of plate movement is shown in this picture?TransformDivergentConvergentConvection20s
- Q9The picture below show __________________ plate movement.DivergentConvergentFaultTransform20s
- Q10The continents that were once joined together was called?_____________________.LaurasiaPanthalassaPangaeaGondwana20s
- Q11Subduction meansSeparate and form new continents.Collide and one is pushed under and destroyed.Collide and form mountains.Collide and one is push one plate under and destroyed.20s
- Q12ComposisitionConvection currents are caused by _________________.TemperatureMassDensity20s
- Q13The picture provide above shows _____________ plate movement.DivergentTransformConvergentSubduction20s
- Q14Sea floor spreading happens when two _____________________are moving away from each other creating ridgesare moving away from each other creating ridgesslip passed each other creating earthquakesWhen one plate subducts beneath another less dense one20s
- Q15When an Oceanic and Continental plates collide which plates subducts beneath the air?continental it's less denseoceanic it's more denseoceanic it's more lighteroceanic it's more dense20s
