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Two plates move towards each other
a) convergent plate boundary
b) divegent plate boundary
c) transform plate boundary
d) transfigured plate boundary

Two plates move away from each other
a) Divergent Plate boundary
b) transform plate coundary
c) convergent plate boundary
d) transfigured plate boundary

__________ are the areas where two plates meet. The type of plate boundary and the type of crust found on the boundary determines what kinds of geologic activity are present.
a) plate boundaries
b) oceans
c) mountains
d) volcanoes

Earthquake epicenters outline the plates because earthquakes occur everywhere _____ come into contact with each other.
a) plates
b) oceans
c) mountains
d) volcanoes

Hot mantle form two adjacent cells rises at the ridge axis, creating new ocean crust 2. The top part of the convection cell moves horizontally away from the ridge crest 3. The outer parts of the convection cells plunge down into the deeper mantle, wh
a) Convection
b) conduction
c) Transduction
d) radiation

An earthquakes ______- is the point on Earth’s surface directly above the place where the earthquake occurs
a) epicenter
b) focus
c) zenith
d) plyometric

These plates can be composed in a combination of _______ lithosphere or _________lithosphere
a) oceanic or continental
b) crustal or mantle
c) brittle or viscous
d) viscous or fluid

divided into a dozen major and several minor plates
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Mantle
d) Core

The movement of the plates over Earth’s surface is called __________.
a) plate tectonics
b) seafloor spreading
c) plate motion
d) earthquakes

Two plates slip past each other
a) Transform plate boundary
b) divergent plate boundary
c) convergent plate boundary
d) transfigured plate boundary

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