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Earthquakes occur at this kind of plate boundary
a) Colliding plates
b) Sliding plates
c) Separating plates
d)

Plates move apart, causing a mid-ocean ridge
a) Colliding plates
b) Separating plates
c) Sliding plates
d)

Type of plate collision in which plates have similar densities, so they buckle and fold
a) Continental-continental collisions
b) Oceanic-oceanic collisions
c) Continental-oceanic collisions
d)

Type of plate collision that involves subduction and deep ocean trenches
a) Continental-continental collisions
b) Oceanic-oceanic collisions
c) Continental-oceanic collisions
d)

Type of plate collisions in which oceanic plates slide under continental plates
a) Continental-continental collisions
b) Oceanic-oceanic collisions
c) Continental-oceanic collisions
d)

Theory that says uneven heating, different densities, and cycling of materials cause plate movement
a) Convection
b) Ridge-push
c) Slab-pull
d) Subduction

Theory that occurs as plates move away from the mid-ocean ridges and become cooler
a) Convection
b) Ridge-push
c) Slab-pull
d) Subduction

When one plate sinks underneath another plate
a) Convection
b) Ridge-push
c) Slab-pull
d) Subduction

Mountains made of huge, tilted blocks or rock separated from surrounding rock by faults
a) Fault-block mountains
b) Folded mountains
c) Volcanic mountains
d) Vaulted mountains

Mountains formed by the folding of rock layers caused by compressive forces
a) Fault-block mountains
b) Folded mountains
c) Volcanic mountains
d) Accordion mountains

Mount St. Helens and Mount Popocateptl are examples
a) Fault-block mountains
b) Folded mountains
c) Volcanic mountains
d) Vaulted mountains

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a) Mantle
b) Asthenosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Crust

What is the layer of the Earth between the crust and asthenosphere?
a) Crust
b) Asthenosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Core

What is the layer of the Earth between the lithosphere and outer core?
a) Crust
b) Asthenosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Core

What is the layer of the Earth between the asthenosphere and inner core?
a) Crust
b) Asthenosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Outer Core

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