Plate Tectonic Test

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The thin rigid layer that forms the outermost part of the lithosphere is called Earth’s

How do plates move over time?

A tectonic plate is a slab of Earth’s

One of the 8th graders told you that the volcanoes in Hawaii happen because it's hot in Hawaii. Is the 8th grader correct?

The volcanic island chain of Indonesia was created at a _________________________.

The asthenosphere is contained in which layer of the Earth?

Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in areas of the Pacific Ocean called "The Ring of Fire." Scientists agree that the reason for this is because

When volcanoes form in the middle of a plate, instead of a plate boundary, scientist can predict that those volcanoes are over: