Plate tectonics
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- Q1Which of the following is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?Gravitational pull of the MoonMagnetic fields in the coreConvection currents in the mantleRotation of the Earth30s
- Q2What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?Subduction boundaryDivergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundary30s
- Q3What happens when two tectonic plates collide at a convergent boundary?The plates slide past each other horizontallyA transform fault is createdOne plate is forced beneath the other in a process called subductionThe plates move away from each other30s
- Q4What is the theory that suggests the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large, rigid plates that move relative to each other?Rock cycle theorySeafloor spreading theoryPlate tectonics theoryContinental drift theory30s
- Q5What type of boundary is characterized by two tectonic plates sliding past each other?Transform boundarySubduction boundaryConvergent boundaryDivergent boundary30s
- Q6What major tectonic plate is North America a part of?North American PlateAfrican PlateEurasian PlatePacific Plate30s
- Q7What term is used to describe the process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?Mantle convectionSeafloor spreadingCrustal recyclingSubduction zone30s
- Q8What happens at convergent boundaries?Plates move past each otherPlates seperatePlates collidePlates move away from each other30s
- Q9What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?Subduction zoneTransform boundaryConvergent boundaryDivergent boundary30s
- Q10On which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates float?AsthenosphereCrustLithosphereMantle30s
- Q11What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?Subduction zoneDivergent boundaryTransform boundaryConvergent boundary30s
- Q12What is the term for the process by which one tectonic plate descends beneath another plate?SubductionVolcanismErosionCrustal uplift30s
- Q13What is the name for the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and eventually broke apart to form the continents we have today?GondwanaRodiniaPangaeaLaurasia30s
- Q14Which type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other?Transform boundarySubduction zoneConvergent boundaryDivergent boundary30s
- Q15Which type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates grind past each other horizontally, causing friction and earthquakes?Divergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundarySubduction zone30s