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Convergent boundaries occur where two plates ...
a) slide past each other
b) slide apart from each other
c) slide towards each other
d) do not move
Divergent boundaries occur where two plates ...
a) slide past each other
b) slide apart from each other
c) slide towards each other
d) do not move
What are tectonic plates?
a) Continents
b) Pieces of Earth's crust
c) Magma in the mantle
d) Countries
An example of a divergent boundary.
a) Earthquakes
b) Mountains
c) Volcanoes
d) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
An example of a convergent boundary.
a) Earthquakes
b) Mountains
c) Ocean trench
d) Storms
An example at a transform boundary.
a) Earthquakes
b) Mountains
c) Mid-Ocean Ridge
d) Trenches
Which boundary do plates divide?
a) Convergent Boundary
b) Divergent Boundary
c) Transform Boundary
d)
Which boundary do plates slide?
a) Convergent Boundary
b) Divergent Boundary
c) Transform Boundary
d)
Which boundary do plates collide?
a) Convergent Boundary
b) Divergent Boundary
c) Transform Boundary
d)
Transform boundaries occur where two plates ...
a) slide past each other
b) slide apart from each other
c) slide towards each other
d) do not move
What is the outer most layer of the Earth?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core
What is the equation for density? (I love density!)
a) Mass + Volume = Density
b) Mass - Volume = Density
c) Mass x Volume = Density
d) Mass / Volume = Density
Where do convection currents occur?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core
Which of Earth's layers is the hottest layer?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core
Which of Earth's layers is the thinnest layer?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core
Which liquid would float on the top if all of these liquids were combined?
a) Water (density of 1)
b) Honey (density of 1.45)
c) Oil (density of 0.93 )
d) Maple Syrup (density of 1.37)
Which liquid would sink to the bottom if all of these liquids were combined?
a) Water (density of 1)
b) Honey (density of 1.45)
c) Oil (density of 0.93 )
d) Maple Syrup (density of 1.37)
Who first proposed the continental drift theory?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Albert Einstein
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Bill Nye
The most recent super continent was ...
a) Gondwana
b) Pangaea
c) Laurasia
d) Columbia
The theory that suggests the continents are in motion is the __________.
a) theory of Pangaea
b) theory of continental drift
c) fossil clues
d) study of earthquake waves
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