Plate Tectonics Mechanism

Plate Tectonics Mechanism

by ELIJAH TERCERO

Multiple Select

How do scientists know the location and the possible movements of the Tectonic Plates?

• Satellite Laser Ranging

• Global Positioning System

• Seismic Tomography

• Sonic Wave

Multiple Choice

What two factors causes Tectonic Plates to move?

• Water & Heat

• Heat & Gravity

• Gravity & Wind

• Gravity & Human Activities

Multiple Choice

This is the process where heat is transferred from one place to another.

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Freezing

• Convection

Multiple Choice

This theory states that hot magma heated from the Earth's core rises to the crust and sinks down when cooled, repeating the whole process.

• Mantle Convection Theory

• Continental Drift Theory

• Raisin Theory

• Slab Pull Theory

Multiple Choice

The Slab Pull theory states that oceanic crustal plates are being dragged by the gravity in subduction zones creating _________.

• Ridge

• Trench

• Rift Valley

• Mountain