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1
Q

Plates move apart at ________ boundaries.

A. convergent

B. stable

C. divergent

D. transform

A

C. DIVERGENT

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2
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Plates slide past each other at

A. subduction zone

B. divergent boundary

C. convection current

D. transform fault boundary

A

D. Transform fault boundary

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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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Philippine plate moves toward

A. Australian plate

B. Arabian plate

C. Antarctic plate

D. Eurasian plate

A

D

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9
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The is an example of a transform fault boundary.

A. Appalachian Mountains

B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

C. San Andreas Fault

D. Himalayas

A

C

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10
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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

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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

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12
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Base on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away from Africa in what direction?

A. West

B. East

C. North

D. South

A

A

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13
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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

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14
Q

The force that causes the plates to move is_

A. tectonic force

B. gravitational force

C. radiation

D. convection current

A

D

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15
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Features found at divergent plate boundaries include

A. mid-ocean ridges

B. deep-sea trenches

C. crumpled mountains

D. island arc volcanoes

A

A

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16
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The break in a rock along which movement have occurred

A

Fault

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17
Q

Earth crust that is thinner but denser

A

Oceanic crust

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18
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Mt. Pinatubo

A

Volcano

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19
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Molten rocks

A

Magma

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20
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The innermost layer of the earth

A

Core

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21
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The outermost rigid layer of the earth consists of the crust and upper mantle

A

Lithosphere

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22
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Borderline

23
Q

Movement of the lithospheric plate

A

Plate tectonic

24
Q

The vibration of the Earth due to the release of tremendous energy

A

Earthquake

25
Q

What plate boundary is formed by the sliding of two plates?

26
Q

What plate boundary is formed by the moving of two plates apart?

27
Q

What plate boundary is formed by the collision of two plates?

A

Convergent

28
Q

What are the three types of convergent boundaries?

A

Oceanic-continental
Oceanic-oceanic
Continental-continental

29
Q

Aka constructive boundary

A

Divergent boundary

30
Q

The relative motion of the plates at the transform fault boundary is (moving away, sliding past) each other.

A

sliding past

31
Q

The relative motion of the plates at the divergent boundary is moving (away, toward) each other

32
Q

The relative motion of the plates at the convergent boundary is moving (away, toward) each other.

33
Q

At the convergent boundary between oceanic plate and continental plate, (tension, subduction) zone is formed.

A

Subduction

34
Q

(Mid-ocean ridge, Rift valley) is formed by divergence of two oceanic plates.

A

Mid ocean ridge

35
Q

Pacific plate and Nazca plate formed _____ boundary.

36
Q

San Andreas Fault is a transform fault boundary found in American plate, North American plate). (South

A

North American plate

37
Q

Philippine plate moves toward at the convergent boundary. (African plate, Eurasian plate)

A

Eurasian plate

38
Q

(Convergent, Divergent) is the type of boundary between Australian plate and African plate

39
Q

The type of boundary between Pacific plate and Antarctic plate is (convergent, divergent) boundary

40
Q

Convection current causes the lithospheric plate to.

A. move slowly but constantly

B. move in any direction

C. move faster

D. create another plate

41
Q

The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at the

A. convergent boundary
C. transform-fault

B. divergent boundary

D. hot spot

42
Q

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

43
Q

The crust and upper mantle make up the Earth’s

A. lithosphere

C. core

B. asthenosphere

D. continents

44
Q

The result of plate movement can be seen at

A. abyssal plains

C. plate centers

B. plate boundaries

D. ocean margin

45
Q

The theory that suggests that plates are slowly moving is called

A. Magnetic Reversal

C. Continental Slope

B. Plate Tectonic

D. Continental Drift

46
Q

Plates move apart at

A. convergent

B. stable

C. divergent

D. transform plate.

47
Q

Plates slipping past each other at

A. subduction zone

B. convection current

C. divergent boundary

D. transform boundary

48
Q

The boundary between two plates moving together is called a

A. divergent boundary

B. transform boundary

C. lithosphere

D. convergent boundary

49
Q

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

50
Q

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

51
Q

The East African Rift is an example of a

A. mid-ocean ridge

B. convergent boundary

C. divergent boundary

D. transform boundary

52
Q

The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the

A. divergent boundary

B. convergent boundary

C. hot spot

D. transform boundary

53
Q

Philippine plate moves toward

A. Australian plate

B. Mountain ranges

C. Trenches

D. Eurasian plate

54
Q

The is an example of a transform fault boundary.

A. East Pacific Rise

B. San Andreas Fault

C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

D. Himalayas

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