8.9B Multiple Choice Test

A convergent boundary is formed when two tectonic plates meet and push against each other. What type of land form would occur at this type of boundary?

Which force causes mountain ranges to form?

A student pushes two green clay blocks together to show how mountains can form. Which of these changes would MOST help the student see how mountain building affects sedimentary rocks?

A student presents a study of geology. Which of the following would be the BEST model to demonstrate the changes that occur when tectonic plates collide?

Continental drift is most closely related to

Plate tectonics helps

Which is the best evidence that continents that are now separated were once joined?

Plate tectonics theory does not explain

The folding and faulting of rocks is caused by

Mountains in the Himalayans are increasing in elevation due to —

Rift valleys form because —

Scientists have observed that when oceanic plates and cotinental plates collide, the oceanic plate is driven under the continental plate. The MOST LIKELY reason for this phenomenon is -

The single massive land mass that broke apart forming continents was known as

The modern model of plate tectonic theory suggests that the continents and the major tectonic plates drift slowly on —

According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do activities such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?

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