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1. How did a divergent boundary create the country of Iceland , the only place where the Mid-Ocean Ridge rises out of the water.Ice
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2. Conservative Plate boundary that doesn't create landforms, but just slides past each other
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3. Identify the type of plate boundary that created the volcanoes of Iceland.(1 point)Responses a divergent boundary in the ocean a
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4. Identify the type of plate boundary that created the volcanoes of IcelandI divergent boundary in the ocean a convergent boundary
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5. At which type of plate boundary would a string of small volcanic islands most likely form?(1 point)Responses convergent
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6. how is plate tectonics responsible for the formation of earth’s deepest ocean trench?Two plates moved past each other in
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7. where do subduction zones otter occur A where two oceanic plates are moving away from each other, B where an oceanic is moving
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8. The Peru Chile trench formed at a______ boundary
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9. At the border of the South American and Nazca plate, there is a long and large mountain range called the Andes. Why did these
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10. Follow the directions in the box to calculate the average rate of movement of the Pacific Plate. Writethe answer in the space
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11. At the border of the South American and Nazca plate, there is a long and large mountain range called the Andes. Why did these
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12. At the border of the South American and Nazca plate, there is a long and large mountain range called the Andes. Why did these
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13. At the border of the South American and Nazca plate, there is a long and large mountain range called the Andes. Why did these
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14. Which feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries? A:mid-Atlantic Ridge b:East African Rift Valley C:andes mountains D:San
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15. Which describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed? (1 point)The Pacific plates move and later join together to form the
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16. At the border of the South American and Nazca plate, there is a long and large mountain range called the Andes. Why did these
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17. At the border of the South American and Nazca plate, there is a long and large mountain range called the Andes. Why did these
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18. The San Andreas Fault is in what Plate Boundary?25 seconds left to answer 25 transform divergent convergent
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19. 6.In what two plate tectonic settings do most volcanoes occur? at divergent plate boundaries (ocean ridges or rifts) and at
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20. Which describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed?(1 point) Responses The Pacific plates move and later join together to
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21. Identify the type of plate boundary that created the volcanoes of Iceland. (1 point)• a divergent boundary on land • a
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22. The best example of how neighboring continents seem to fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces is _____.Antarctica and Australia
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23. Match the boundary to the correct plate motion.(3 points)Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a
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24. What occurs during the collision of oceanic and continental plates?1)New oceanic crust is created 2)The oceanic plate subducts
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25. What type of stress is dominant at divergent plate boundaries?stress from the plates moving together shear stress tensional
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26. At a transform fault boundary, _____.new oceanic crust is formed oceanic lithosphere is destroyed lithosphere is neither
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27. The igneous activity in Yellowstone National Park is associated with what tectonic setting?divergent plate boundary convergent
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28. The Rocky Mountains in the western United States began to form as the North American plate overrode the _____.supercontinent
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29. During the early Paleozoic era, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, India, and perhaps China comprised the vast
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30. The collision and joining of crustal fragments to a continent is called continental _____.destruction isostasy subduction
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31. Ocean-ocean convergence produces _____.parallel belts of folded mountains mainly volcanic mountains parallel belts of uplifted
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32. In young mountainous regions, the continental crust is _____.thinner than average the same thickness as in other areas sometimes
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33. How does the transform fault differ from a simple strike -slip fault?
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34. What process that brings heat from the lower mantle toward the crust?(1 point)Responses conduction conduction cementation
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35. An active continental margin may have what, while a passive margin generally does not?
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36. Why do convergent boundaries cause the formation of volcanoes? (1 point)Responses When two plates move away from each other,
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37. Divergent plate boundaries occur where hot magma rises to the surface, pushing the plates apart. The mid-ocean ridges, as seen
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38. Where is the youngest crust material found on earthA.at the tops of mountains B.on the continental shelf C.under continental
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39. Which of the following does not directly support the continental drift theory?Answer options with 5 options A. Coal deposits in
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40. Where is the youngest crust material found on earth?A. At the top of mountains B. On the continental shelf C. Under Continental
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41. At a convergent boundary, one plate is pushed underneath another, creating a high-pressure zone. Magma shoots out, creating a
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42. The place at a Transform Boundary where plates grind past each other is called a...trench fault folded mountain
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43. When plates grind past each other, this is a...Convergent Boundary Diveregent Boundary Transform Boundary
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44. WHen plates do not subduct, you get ___________________.A.Erosion B.Ridges C.Folded Mountains
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45. Plates collide at a....Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary Convergent Boundary
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46. When plates spread apart at a divergent boundary,A.old crust is destroyed. B.new crust is created.
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47. How are faults that occur in the middle of tectonic platesdifferent from plate boundaries?a Plate boundaries occur between
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48. 4 of 184 of 18 ItemsQuestion Why do convergent boundaries cause the formation of volcanoes? (1 point) Responses When two plates
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49. A student places an open hardcover book face down on a table. Slowly, he pushes the two halves of the book toward each other.
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50. explain to your classmates how there can be mineral deposits located far from current plate boundaries .the mineral deposits
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51. The San Andreas fault is shown on the map.Which statement describes the plate boundary that exists along the San Andreas?
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52. After reading the website article above, your classmate wonders aloud about the iron ore deposits found along the Appalachian
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53. What causes so many earthquakes in Mexico ? (1 point) México is located on top of three of the Earth's shifting plates .
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54. Compare and contrast geological tilt and fold.(1 point)Responses In geology, both tilt and fold are deformations of rocks due to
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55. 5. Thinner, more dense crust, located under oceans and seas and composed of mostly basalt - This description best describes
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56. *Before starting this Portfolio, we strongly encourage you to have either attended the live lesson or watched the live lesson
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57. The Ring of Fire is located in the Pacific Ocean. Why is there such a high incidence of both volcanoes and earthquakes in this
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58. Which crustal features MOST LIKELY form at divergent boundaries and at convergent boundaries? Move the correct answers to each
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59. What crustal feature began forming 10 million years ago when India collided with the Eurasian plate?A A rift valley A mountain
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60. Continental-continental plate collisions produce
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61. A table that describes four separate geologic locations is shown.Location Description Location A No volcanic rocks present Area
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62. The two main types of lithospheric plates are oceanic plates and continental plates. What happens along a convergent boundary
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63. The two main types of lithospheric plates are oceanic plates and continental plates. What happens along a convergent boundary
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64. Which type of plate boundary created the Red Sea
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65. Continental-continental plate collisions produceA. rolling hills. B. deep-sea trenches. C. rift valleys. D. tall, folded
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66. Seafloor spreading provides evidence of which of the following Earth processes?(1 point) Responses Weathering and erosion of
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67. Seafloor spreading provides evidence of which of the following Earth processes?(1 point) Responses Weathering and erosion of
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68. which land features are most likely found near a convergent plate boundary?
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69. Which structure is created when continental plates smash together?Question 3 options: Ocean Plateau Mountains Valley
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70. A strike-slip fault isA strike-slip fault is where two plates meet and move horizontally in opposite directions. where two
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71. What is slab pull?Responses when edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one another when edges become
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72. The Ring of Fire is located in the Pacific Ocean. Why is there such a high incidence of both volcanoes and earthquakes in this
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73. The diagram shows magnetic reversals observed along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.Magnetic reversals on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.Short
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74. The seafloor spreads in opposite directions as magma forces its way upward. Geologists have observed matching, reversed magnetic
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75. What feature forms at divergent boundaries that occur in the ocean?What feature forms at divergent boundaries that occur in the
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76. Examining seafloor that forms on either side of the Mid Atlantic Ridge provides evidence that supports the Theory of Plate
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77. Drag the following in the correct order of new crust formation
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78. Which describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed?(1 point)Responses The islands sit on hotspots that form volcanoes which
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79. QuestionWhat is slab pull? Responses when edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one another when
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80. Where does the old crust move when the seafloor spreads?Responses towards the surface of the ocean towards the surface of the
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81. The rocks on the seafloor found near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are ________ than rocks found near the continents.A. Older B.
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82. What happens at a convergent plate boundary?(1 point)Responses Earth’s rock plates slide past each other Earth’s rock plates
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83. Which feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries?(1 point)Responses San Andreas Fault San Andreas Fault mid-Atlantic Ridge
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84. The Pacific tectonic plate and the South American tectonic plate are slowly moving away from each other. Over thousands of
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85. Which features form near convergent oceanic plates? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses island arc island arc
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86. Why can volcanoes form at convergent boundaries? (1 point)Responses Due to plates smashing into each other, the crust folds
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87. What is formed at a divergent plate boundary? (1 point)O mountains O oceanic crust O metamorphic rock O sedimentary rock
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88. The North American plate and the Pacific plate are sliding next to each otherWhat type of boundary is present at this location?
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89. How was the San Andreas Fault formed?(1 point) Responsesthe creation of land in a subduction zone two plates moving past each
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90. How are mountain ranges on the surface created by plate motion? Explaina Two plates diverge, thus creating an open tunnel to the
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91. Compare and contrast geological tilt and fold.(1 point)Responses In geology, both tilt and fold can occur anywhere in a tectonic
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92. Please be sure to identify the test variable (independent variable), outcome variable (dependent variable), and control group
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93. Which features form near convergent oceanic plates? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses volcanic arc volcanic arc
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94. Which of the following could be a result of plate movement at ANY type of boundary (convergent, divergent, transform)?(1 point)R
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95. which feature is formed at convergent boundariesSan Andreas fault] Mid-Atlantic ridge East African Rift Valley Andes Mountains
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96. What is so important about subduction of tectonic plates?Earth's crust is melted and destroyed here. Earth's new crust is
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97. How do the movements of plate tectonics help turn sedimentary rocks intometamorphic rocks?
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98. What forms at divergent boundaries?
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99. Which feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries? (1 point)San Andreas Fault mid-Atlantic Ridge Andes Mountains • East
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100. Use this paragraph: Layla drew a diagram of forces acting on the rock in Earth's crust. She drew arrows pointing inwards,
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