Plate Tectonics Theory
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- Q1
What type of boundary is present along the mid-ocean ridges?
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Convection Boundary
Transform Boundary
30sS10ES –Ia-j-36.3 - Q2
Which of the following usually occurs along the convergent boundaries
Ridges
Earthquake
Tsunami
Trenches
30sS10ES –Ia-j-36.3 - Q3
How are mountains formed?
Convergence between two continental tectonic plates
Divergence between continental and oceanic tectonic plates
Convergence between continental and oceanic tectonic plates
Divergence between two continental tectonic plates
30sS10ES –Ia-j-36.3 - Q4
How would you describe the plates found along the Pacific Ring of Fire?
The plates move downward together.
The plates move towards each other.
The plates slides past each other.
The plates moves away from each other.
30sS10ES –Ia-j-36.3 - Q5
Why do tectonic plates move?
Because of the convection cell in the liquid mantle.
Because of the movement of plates along the stationary ocean floor
Because of the pull of gravity on the continental tectonic plates
Because of the upwelling of magma in the subduction zone
30sS10ES –Ia-j-36.5