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1. Study the image.Which phrase describes this plate boundary? does not occur in oceans may form rift valleys is a type of
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2. Match the plate boundary with the best analogy description:1. Convergent Lovebirds part and go separate ways. 2. Divergent Cars
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3. What is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate?(1 point)Responses mountain building mountain
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4. View this image and choose the correct words that label #1, #2, and #3 in the diagram.#1 is the boundary that occurs when two
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5. 6. View this image and choose the correct words that label #3 and #4 in the diagram.#3 is a convergent boundary where one of the
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6. Match the Plate Tectonics term/key idea with it's description.Pay attention to the names of the terms. They often offer BIG
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7. Which feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries? (1 point)• Eastern African Rift Valley • Mid Atlantic Ridge •
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8. what type of landforms is created by divergent plate boundariestrench Mountains Mid-ocean ridge
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9. What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary one plate is subducted beneath the other the
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10. What is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate?(1 point)Responses large rift valleys large rift
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11. What is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate?(1 point)Responses large rift valleys large rift
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12. The image below shows a convergent plate boundary.Based on the image, which of the following would most likely form at point X
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13. Which of the following describes how and where a trench forms in a plate tectonic setting?A. A trench results from subduction
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14. what is a slab pull A folding and crumpling and sliding upward creating mountains, B currents just beneath earth crust flow very
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15. Which statement is correct about the movement of plates that sit on top of the mantle? (1 point)They regularly move because of
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16. What is subduction?a. The earth's plates slide one under the other causing a change in climate. b. The earth's plates slide one
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17. what is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate? mountain building new land is created due to magma
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18. Locate: Turn on Show location. Where on Earth can you find divergent boundaries? (Note: You can refer to a world map or atlas
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19. The image below shows a convergent plate boundary.Modified from image courtesy of USGS Based on the image, which of the
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20. Which of the following describes how and where a transforms in platonic settingA.) a trance results from rifting in forms
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21. Which of the following provide evidence that South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia were once together as one
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22. What can scientists learn from magnetic striping patterns? Select the three correct answers.(2 points) Responses the cause of
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23. The San Andreas Fault in California is the perfect example of what happens when two plates slide past one another. What type of
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24. At which type of boundary is new oceanic crust created?(1 point)Responses a transform plate boundary a transform plate boundary
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25. New magma is coming up between two separating plates. What often forms at the boundary that is shown in the image? . (1 point)Re
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26. The plates in the image are moving away from each other. What kind of boundary or zone is it? (1 point)Responses subduction zone
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27. What is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate?(1 point)Responses mountain building mountain
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28. The Pacific tectonic plate and the South American tectonic plate are slowly moving away from each other. Over thousands of
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29. At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates slide past each other?(1 point)Responses at transform boundaries at transform
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30. Identify the plate boundary at which each land form, or event, can occur.There may be more than one answer for each land
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31. Use the diagram below to answer the question.During the collision, the oceanic plate is bent downwards as the rocks are forced
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32. Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?71 point) a deep canyon a volcanic cone 4 a
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33. Which statement best describes how a ridge forms? (1 point)Responses Two tectonic plates move away from each other, causing them
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34. Identify the plate boundary at which each land form, or event, can occur.There may be more than one answer for each land
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35. Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?(1 point) a mid-ocean ndge Oa submarino volcano O
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36. A row of 4 diagrams, each labeled with a letter and caption. Choice A: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking
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37. A row of 4 diagrams, each labeled with a letter and caption. Choice A: Two plates are hitting each other, and the plates are
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38. A row of 4 diagrams, each labeled with a letter and caption. Choice A: Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and
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39. 3. Fossil remains of Lystrosaurus (an extinct four-legged animal) have been discovered in India and South Africa. When they were
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40. Model plate movement of converging plates once again, by moving your two small graham crackers toward each other again. This
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41. An example of a plate boundary is pictured below.An illustration shows the tectonic plates pushing together. The plate on the
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42. What happens at a convergent plate boundary?(1 point)Responses Earth's rock plates pull away from each other Earth's rock plates
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43. Which statement best describes how aridge forms? (1 point) Two tectonic plates move away from each other, causing them to push
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44. Select the statements that are TRUE.(2 points) Responses This is a divergent boundary. This is a divergent boundary. Rift
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45. At which type of plate boundary would a string of small volcanic islands most likely form?(1 point)Responses transform boundary
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46. For Convergent Boundaries, indicate subduction and what it createsFor Divergent Boundaries, indicate what rises and what forms
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47. What was unknown to scientists during Wegener’s time?(1 point)Responses Mountain ranges of some continents lined up. Mountain
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48. Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?(1 point)a deep canyon a volcanic cone a submarine
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49. Use the diagram below to answer the question.During the collision, the oceanic plate is bent downwards as the rocks are forced
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50. Use the diagram below to answer the question. During the collision, the oceanic plate is bent downwards as the rocks are forced
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51. Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point) Responses One plates slides past another plate horizontally.
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52. Which of the following convergent boundaries would most likely create a non-volcanic mountain range?oceanic/oceanic
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53. 1. convergent boundaryarea where tectonic plates slide sideways past each other 2. divergent boundary area where an oceanic
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54. What kind of boundary or zone is shown in the image below?Plate boundary Subduction zone Divergent boundary Collision zone
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55. What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary? (1 point)• One plate is subducted beneath the
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56. Type of BoundaryDrag the Proper Boundary Image Direction of Movement Description/Features of Plate Boundaries Examples Divergent
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57. What is formed at a divergent plate boundary?(1 point)Responses
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58. What happens at a convergent plate boundary?(1 point)Responses Earth’s rock plates collide with one another Earth’s rock
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59. Which happens at convergent boundaries? (1 point)Responses One plate stays still, waiting for the movement of another. One plate
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60. What is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate?(1 point)Responses mountain building mountain
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61. Which statement is correct about the movement of plates that sit on top of the mantle? (1 point)Responses They never move
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62. Which of the following statements is true? (1 point) Responses The interpretation of temperature data collected along the
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63. What happens at a convergent plate boundary?(1 point)Responses Earth’s rock plates collide with one another Earth’s rock
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64. Which statement is correct about the movement of plates that sit on top of the mantle? (1 point)Responses They never move
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65. Considering the process of oceanic crust production and subduction, how might changes in the rate of plate tectonics impact the
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66. One type of evidence that supports Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis is the existence of _____.tropical swamps with lush
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67. Which was not used in support of the continental drift hypothesis?coastline fit of South America and Africa fossil evidence
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68. Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at _____.divergent boundaries ocean ridges convergent boundaries transform fault boundaries
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69. At what kind of boundary does oceanic lithosphere plunge beneath an overriding continental plate?convergent oceanic-continental
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70. What drives the process of plate tectonics- answers below1. earthquakes 2. ocean currents 3. unequal heat distribution 4.
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71. Why are divergent plate boundaries in the ocean basin marked by a broad rise?
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72. What are the major processes that occurs at all divergent plate boundaries
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73. Contrast the movement of plates at the transform boundary with that at the divergent and and convergence boundaries
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74. Contrast the feature of continent continent plate boundaries with those of the ocean ocean plate boundaries
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75. Which boundary interaction is responsible for forming mountains on continental plates?(1 point)Responses divergent plate
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76. What happens to the energy produced by blocks of Earth’s crust slipping past each other?(1 point)Responses It increases as it
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77. In 3-5 sentences, what is the evidence available for movements of Earth's crust and continental plates?
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78. In 3 sentences what is the evidence available for movements of earths crust and continental plated
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79. Why do convergent boundaries cause the formation of volcanoes
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80. According to the theory of continental drift, what was the original state of the world’s continents?(1 point) Responses They
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81. 1. The following sentences have one word in the wrong place . Write out each sentence with the right word .A. An earthquake
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82. What process does the image represent?Responses The creation of rift valleys by the convergence of tectonic plates. The creation
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83. What causes seafloor spreading?Responses gas leaks gas leaks magma from convection currents magma from convection currents
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84. The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by...Responses the rotation of the Earth. the rotation of the Earth. the Moho
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85. According to the theory of continental drift, what was the original state of the world’s continents? (1 point) Responses They
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86. How does the presence of mid-ocean ridges give evidence of continental drift? (1 point)Responses Mountains show that tectonic
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87. When plates come together at anoselection boundary, they collide and form features such as mountains. When two plates move away
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88. Ana lives in southern California where earthquakes are common and a large strike-slip fault is just a few hours away. Near which
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89. Evidence that supports the plate tectonic theory includes all of the following EXCEPT:New crust is being formed along mid-ocean
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90. The diagram shows my neck Grover so observed along the Mid-Atlantic ridge.How do these magnetic reversals provide evidence of
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91. The diagram is a cross section showing the Nazca Plate (an oceanic plate) subducting beneath the South American Plate (a
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92. Activity : Match words and meanings correctly1. The following sentences have one word in the wrong place . Write out each
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93. The zigzag shape of these mountains is evidence of what process happening in the Earth's crust as plates move?(1 point)
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94. Scientists have used the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures as evidence of past
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95. QuestionWhich of the following statements about the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate boundaries are true?
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96. 5. Look at figure one on pitch 32 . Give two examples of plates that are moving towards each other . Answer in one word
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97. According to the theory plate tectonics, the Earth's crust is broken into about 12 plates that float on hotter, softer rocks in
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98. ___________are created by convergent boundaries of continental and continental crust
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99. Summarize the topic that says the moving plates create and destroy Earth's crust in short paragraph
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100. Activity 2 : Identify tectonic plates and draw a diagramLook at Firgure 4 on page 30 1. Name one tectonic plate that is mostly
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