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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Plate Tectonics
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1) Convergent tectonic plates move very slowly and sometimes form
A
mountains
B
rivers
C
valleys
D
lakes
2) The volcanoes of the world are mostly found near
A
deserts
B
plate boundaries
C
polar ice caps
D
outer core
3) The majority of the European and Asian continent are found on the
A
Pacific Plate
B
Eurasian Plate
C
North American Plate
D
Nazca Plate
4) Rift Valleys and the Mid-ocean ridges, occur with the seperation of continental plate boundaries. This type of boundary is known as
A
transform boundaries
B
convection boundaries
C
divergent plate boundaries
D
convergent plate boundaries
5) The type of plate boundary that exists near San Francisco, California, producing a large amount of earthquakes by sliding past each other is know as a
A
transform plate boundary
B
convergent plate boundary
C
divergent plate boundary
D
earthquake boundary
6) The plates of the Earth float on what layer
A
crust
B
asthenosphere
C
the purple layer
D
core
7) What happens to the crust at a divergent plate boundary?
A
Crust is destroyed
B
not this one!
C
New crust is formed
D
not this one!
8) The major plates of the Earth are
A
North American, African, Indo-Australian, Scotia, Juan de Fuca, Nazca
B
North Amerian, Juan De Fuca, Nazca, Arctic, Arabian, Scotia, Japanese
C
North American, African, Indo-Australian, South American, Pacific Plate, Eurasian, Antarctic
D
blue
9) What is the name of the giant landmass that once contained all of the continents?
A
Pangaea
B
Africa
C
Eurasia
D
Pandaland
10) What are the circular patterns of heat that travel in the Earth's mantle called?
A
conduction currents
B
radiation currents
C
convection currents
D
magma currents
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