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  1. Plates move apart at __________ boundaries.
    A. convergent
    B. stable
    C. divergent
    D. transform
A

C. divergent

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  1. The boundary between two plates moving toward each other is called a _________.
    A. divergent boundary
    B. transform boundary
    C. lithosphere
    D. convergent boundary
A

D. convergent boundary

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  1. Seafloor spreading is located at _________________________.
    A. transform plate boundary
    B. convergent plate boundary
    C. divergent plate boundary
    D. Indian plate
A

C. divergent plate boundary

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  1. Plate Tectonic Theory states that continents have moved ________ to their current
    location.
    A. vertically
    B. horizontally
    C. quickly
    D. slowly
A

D. slowly

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  1. The East African Rift is an example of a _____________.
    A. mid-ocean ridge
    B. convergent boundary
    C. rift valley
    D. transform boundary
A

C. rift valley

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  1. The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the __________.
    A. divergent boundary
    B. convergent boundary
    C. hot spot
    D. transform boundary
A

B. convergent boundary

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  1. Philippine plate moves toward __________.
    A. Australian plate
    B. Arabian plate
    C. Antarctic plate
    D. Eurasian plate
A

C. Antarctic plate

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  1. The __________ is an example of a transform fault boundary.
    A. Appalachian Mountains
    B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
    C. San Andreas Fault
    D. Himalayas
A

C. San Andreas Fault

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  1. This is the type of plate boundary that occurs between the African Plate and the
    Arabian Plate.
    A. divergent boundary
    B. transform boundary
    C. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
    D. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
A

A. divergent boundary

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  1. This is the type of plate boundary that occurs between the Nazca Plate and the
    South American Plate.
    A. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
    B. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
    C. convergent continental-continental plate boundary
    D. transform boundary
A

A. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary

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  1. Base on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away
    from Africa in what direction?
    A. West C. North
    B. East D. South
A

A. West

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  1. At the convergent plate boundary, _______________.
    A. new crust is created
    B. the crust separates
    C. the older crust is recycled by subduction
    D. plates side past one another
A

C. the older crust is recycled by subduction

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  1. The force that causes the plates to move is____________________.
    A. tectonic force
    B. gravitational force
    C. radiation
    D. convection current
A

D. convection current

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  1. Features found at divergent plate boundaries include ____________.
    A. mid-ocean ridges
    B. deep-sea trenches
    C. crumpled mountains
    D. island arc volcanoes
A

A. mid-ocean ridges

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  1. Plates slide past each other at ________________.
    A. subduction zone
    B. divergent boundary
    C. convection current
    D. transform fault boundary
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D. transform fault boundary

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Q1. What plate boundary is formed by the sliding of two plates?
A. Divergent B. Convergent C. Transform-fault

A

C. Transform-fault

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Q2. What plate boundary is formed by the moving of two plates apart?
A. Divergent B. Convergent C. Transform-fault

A

A. Divergent

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Q3. What plate boundary is formed by the collision of two plates?
A. Divergent B. Convergent C. Transform-fault

A

B. Convergent

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Q4. What are the three types of convergent boundaries?
A. Oceanic-Continental C. Oceanic-Oceanic
B. Continental-Continental D. Lithosphere-Crust

A

A. Oceanic-Continental
C. Oceanic-Oceanic
B. Continental-Continental

20
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  1. Convection current causes the lithospheric plate to ________________.
    A. move slowly but constantly
    B. move in any direction
    C. move faster
    D. create another plate
A

A. move slowly but constantly

21
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  1. The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at the ___________.
    A. convergent boundary C. transform-fault
    B. divergent boundary D. hot spot
A

B. divergent boundary

22
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  1. What type of plate boundary occurs between the Nazca Plate and the South
    American Plate?
    A. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
    B. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
    C. convergent continental-continental plate boundary
    D. transform boundary
A

A. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary

23
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  1. The crust and upper mantle make up the Earth’s ____________.
    A. lithosphere C. core
    B. asthenosphere D. continents
A

A. lithosphere

24
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  1. The result of plate movement can be seen at _________.
    A. abyssal plains C. plate centers
    B. plate boundaries D. ocean margin
A

B. plate boundaries

25
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  1. The theory that suggests that plates are slowly moving is called ___________.
    A. Magnetic Reversal C. Continental Slope
    B. Plate Tectonic D. Continental Drift
A

B. Plate Tectonic

26
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  1. Plates move apart at __________ boundaries.
    A. convergent C. divergent
    B. stable D. transform plate
A

C. divergent

27
Q
  1. Plates slipping past each other at ________________.
    A. subduction zone
    B. convection current
    C. divergent boundary
    D. transform boundary
A

D. transform boundary

28
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  1. The boundary between two plates moving together is called a __________.
    A. divergent boundary
    B. transform boundary
    C. lithosphere
    D. convergent boundary
A

D. convergent boundary

29
Q
  1. Based on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away
    from Africa in what direction?
    A. West C. North
    B. East D. South
30
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  1. At the convergent plate boundary, _______________.
    A. new crust is created
    B. the older crust is melted by subduction
    C. the crust separates
    D. plates side past one another
A

B. the older crust is melted by subduction

31
Q
  1. The East African Rift is an example of a _____________.
    A. mid-ocean ridge
    B. convergent boundary
    C. divergent boundary
    D. transform boundary
A

C. divergent boundary

32
Q
  1. The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the __________.
    A. divergent boundary
    B. convergent boundary
    C. hot spot
    D. transform boundary
A

B. convergent boundary

33
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  1. Philippine plate moves toward ___________.
    A. Australian plate
    B. Mountain ranges
    C. Trenches
    D. Eurasian plate
A

D. Eurasian plate

34
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  1. The __________ is an example of a transform fault boundary.
    A. East Pacific Rise
    B. San Andreas Fault
    C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
    D. Himalayas
A

C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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