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A plate boundary when two plates move TOWARD each other
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) None of the above

A plate boundary when two plates move AWAY from each other
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) None of the above

A plate boundary when two plates SLIDE past each other
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) None of the above

What landform is created at convergent boundaries when two plates push toward each other and upward?
a) Rift valley
b) Mountains
c) Earthquake
d) Hurricane

What geologic event occurs at transform boundaries that causes the earth to shake
a) Earthquakes
b) Volcanoes
c) Rift valley
d) Hurricane

What landform is created at divergent boundaries when two land plates move apart
a) Mountains
b) Volcanos
c) Earthquakes
d) Rift valley

What do we call molten rock INSIDE the earth?
a) Lava
b) Metamorphic rock
c) Magma
d) None of the above

What is the name of the scientist that created the theory of continental drift?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Thomas Edison
c) Bill Gates
d) Alfred Wegener

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
a) Earth
b) Pandora
c) Pangea
d) Earth 2.0

Which layer of the Earth has the tectonic plates?
a) Outer core
b) Inner core
c) Lithosphere
d) None of the above

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