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Plate tectonics

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
    Gravitational pull of the Moon
    Magnetic fields in the core
    Convection currents in the mantle
    Rotation of the Earth
    30s
  • Q2
    What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
    Subduction boundary
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q3
    What happens when two tectonic plates collide at a convergent boundary?
    The plates slide past each other horizontally
    A transform fault is created
    One plate is forced beneath the other in a process called subduction
    The plates move away from each other
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the theory that suggests the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large, rigid plates that move relative to each other?
    Rock cycle theory
    Seafloor spreading theory
    Plate tectonics theory
    Continental drift theory
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of boundary is characterized by two tectonic plates sliding past each other?
    Transform boundary
    Subduction boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Divergent boundary
    30s
  • Q6
    What major tectonic plate is North America a part of?
    North American Plate
    African Plate
    Eurasian Plate
    Pacific Plate
    30s
  • Q7
    What term is used to describe the process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?
    Mantle convection
    Seafloor spreading
    Crustal recycling
    Subduction zone
    30s
  • Q8
    What happens at convergent boundaries?
    Plates move past each other
    Plates seperate
    Plates collide
    Plates move away from each other
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?
    Subduction zone
    Transform boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Divergent boundary
    30s
  • Q10
    On which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates float?
    Asthenosphere
    Crust
    Lithosphere
    Mantle
    30s
  • Q11
    What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
    Subduction zone
    Divergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    Convergent boundary
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the term for the process by which one tectonic plate descends beneath another plate?
    Subduction
    Volcanism
    Erosion
    Crustal uplift
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the name for the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and eventually broke apart to form the continents we have today?
    Gondwana
    Rodinia
    Pangaea
    Laurasia
    30s
  • Q14
    Which type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other?
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    Convergent boundary
    Divergent boundary
    30s
  • Q15
    Which type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates grind past each other horizontally, causing friction and earthquakes?
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    30s

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