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Earths plates meet at ________.
a) boundaries
b) rift valley
c) convergent boundary
d) divergent boundary

Breaks in the crust, where plates meet are called ________.
a) boundaries
b) faults
c) trenches
d) mid-ocean ridge

Plates slide past each other at _________.
a) convergent boundaries
b) divergent boundaries
c) transform boundaries
d) a rift valley

A ________ forms where plates diverge on land.
a) convergent boundary
b) transform boundary
c) trench
d) rift valley

_______ currents drive Earth's plates.
a) ocean
b) convection
c) water
d)

Most _________ where plates move apart, occur along the mid-ocean ridge.
a) divergent boundaries
b) transform boundaries
c) ocean trenches
d) rift vallies

Which theory describes the motion of and force driving Earth's plates?
a) first law of motion
b) third law of motion
c) continental drift
d) plate tectonics

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?
a) fast and in stages
b) slow and in stages
c) fast and constant
d) slow and constant

The San Andreas fault is an example of which kind of boundary?
a) transform
b) divergent
c) oceanic
d) convergent

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?
a) mountain range
b) trench
c) rift valley
d) mid-ocean ridge

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