Plate Tectonics/Plate Boundaries

Front

What geological event can be created in the plate boundary shown below?

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Earthquakes

Front

The diagram illustrates the movements of tectonic plates on Earth. Which statement best describes this diagram?

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It shows the convection currents in the mantle.

Front

The diagram illustrates a strike slip fault. What is another name for a strike slip fault? Options: convergent subduction boundary, convergent collision boundary, transform boundary, divergent boundary

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transform boundary

Front

Which statement best summarizes the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

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There are convection currents in the mantle that move the Earth’s tectonic plates

Front

In a demonstration using a pot of boiling water and wood blocks to explain plate tectonics, what do the wood blocks represent?

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lithospheric (tectonic) plates

Front

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?

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The Core

Front

Two plates that move away from each other are..

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Divergent

Front

Mountains are formed at ______ plate boundaries

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convergent

Front

Convection currents in the Earth's ______ cause the lithosphere plates to move.

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Asthenosphere

Front

The theory of ______ states that the Earth is broken up into pieces that move because of convection currents that happen in the asthenosphere.

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Plate tectonics