Plate Tectonics DCA
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- Q1Which of the following is used as evidence of seafloor spreading?magnetic polarity reversalsfossil evidenceclimate cluesrock clues30s
- Q2The process occurring in the mantle that is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics is an example of a(n)normal faultdivergent boundaryplate boundaryconvection30s
- Q3What type of forces create mountains?compression forcestension forceshorizontal forcesshearing forces30s
- Q4Evidence to support Continental drift theory is explained by the fact that the plates seem to fit together like a puzzle piece.TrueFalse30s
- Q5Which term refers to the ridged layer of Earth that is about 100 km thick and generally less dense than the material below it?plateasthenospherecorelithosphere30s
- Q6What type of plate boundary has plates sliding past each other?convergent boundariessubduction zonesdivergent boundariestransform boundaries30s
- Q7What type of plate boundary is most likely to occur at point A in the diagram?reverse faultstransformdivergentconvergent30s
- Q8What type of plate boundary is most likely to occur at point B in the diagram?convergentnormaltransformdivergent30s
- Q9Which of the following can be explained at Point B in the diagram?Plates move past each other sideways.Plates move toward each other and volcanoes formPlates are not moving.Plates move apart and volcanoes form30s
- Q10The Himalayan mountains were formed because of aDivergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundaryHot Spot30s
- Q11A map of global earthquakes and volcanoes tells youWhere the plate boundaries areWhere the edges of the continents areWhere the earth is the hottestNothing, it looks random30s
- Q12The place where two plates collide is called atransform boundaryconvergent boundaryhot spotdivergent boundary30s
- Q13Continental crust is ______________________ than oceanic crustthicker and very densethicker and less densecolder and less densethinner and less dense30s
- Q14The process that continually adds new crust is ___________ at the mid ocean ridge.Sea-floor spreadingconvectionsubductionearthquakes30s
- Q15When two continental plates pull apart a ________________________ formsrift valleyisland arcmountainsubduction zone30s
