Earth and Space: Plate Tectonics

The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 

• mesosphere
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• mantle

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The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

• Convergent
• Transform
• Plate
• Divergent

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A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent

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Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

• Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
• New crust is underwater where it sinks
• New crust breaks more easily than old crust

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Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide
• Two oceanic plates pull apart
• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
• Two continental plates pull apart

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