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Which of the following explains how new ocean floor is formed?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
According to the theory of plate tectonics, what makes Earth’s tectonic plates move?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
How does a transform boundary move AND what does this movement create?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
What landform or event is found at a convergent boundary?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
Why is the area that borders the Pacific Ocean called the Ring of Fire?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
What are tectonic plates?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
why does rock sink when it travels closer to the surface of the earth in a convection current?
Two plates slide against each other creating earthquakes.
Because many volcanoes and earthquakes occur along this boarder
Along fault lines/plate boundaries
Molten rock rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
Because the density is increasing
Convection currents in the mantle
Mountain formation
Pieces of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
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