Plate tectonics
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- Q1Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?CrustOuter coreAsthenosphereMantle30s
- Q2Which type of plate boundary is characterized by the collision of two plates?Subduction zoneConvergent boundaryTransform boundaryDivergent boundary30s
- Q3Which type of plate boundary is characterized by the horizontal sliding past each other of two plates?Divergent boundaryConvergent boundarySubduction zoneTransform boundary30s
- Q4Which type of plate boundary is created when two plates move away from each other?Transform boundaryDivergent boundaryConvergent boundarySubduction zone30s
- Q5What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate?DivergenceSlippageSubductionCollisionTransform30s
- Q6What is the term for the theory that suggests the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large plates that interact with each other?Continental driftSeafloor spreadingPlate tectonicsEarth's mantle30s