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Old ocean crust is remelted in areas known as
a) mid-ocean ridges.
b) subduction zones.
c) the mantle ring.
d) hot spots.

The process that is responsible for the Earth's plates moving is called
a) subduction.
b) reduction.
c) convection.
d) connection.

Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface is called
a) magma
b) lava
c) lithosphere
d) hot stuff

The San Andreas Fault is a famous
a) divergent boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) transform boundary
d)

What percentage of the Earth's earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire?
a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 90%
d) 100%

Which plate is the U.S.A. riding upon?
a) The North American plate
b) The Eurasian plate
c) The Patriotic Plate
d) Nazca Plate

What is used to track the movements of the plates?
a) USGS
b) metersticks
c) sonar
d) GPS

What occurs at transform boundaries?
a) earthquakes
b) mountain-building
c) confusion
d) subduction zones

An undersea earthquake can cause a
a) mid-ocean ridge
b) tsunami
c) volcano
d) trench

At divergent boundaries, plate are
a) moving under each other.
b) moving towards each other.
c) sliding past each other.
d) moving apart.

The Aleutian Islands in Alaska were formed by this type of boundary:
a) transform
b) convergent
c) divergent
d)

The Earth's ____________ is divided into sections or plates.
a) mantle
b) athenosphere
c) lithosphere
d) crust

Hawaii is forming because of a
a) convergent boundary.
b) divergent boundary.
c) transform boundary.
d) hot spot.

How many of the Earth's volcanoes exist around the Ring of Fire?
a) 90%
b) 85%
c) 75%
d) 70%

A continental-continental collision causes
a) trenches to form.
b) mountains to form.
c) subduction to happen.
d) mid-ocean ridges to form.

Continental crust is usually _____________ than oceanic crust.
a) less dense
b) more dense
c)
d)

The Ring of Fire surrounds which of Earth's plates?
a) Eurasian
b) African
c) North American
d) Pacific

Two plate slide past each other at a
a) transatlantic boundary
b) transform boundary
c) convergent boundary
d) divergent boundary

Plates move horizontally past each other along a
a) rift valley
b) divergent boundary
c) convergent boundary
d) transform boundary

A ___________ is where new crust is made on the ocean floor .
a) mid-ocean ridge
b) trench
c) subduction zone
d) mountain

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