Earth's layers and plate tectonics

What geological event do you expect to see at this plate boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Mid Ocean Ridge

Answer explanation

transform boundaries, where plates slide against each other, always create earthquakes!

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Which picture shows a plate boundary where mountains are likely to occur?

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Answer explanation

When plates come together at a convergent boundary, mountains are one of the geological events that can occur!

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At which plate boundary would you expect ocean basins to form

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Answer explanation

When two plates move away from each other at a divergent boundary, ocean basins and mid ocean ridges will occur!

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At which plate boundary does subduction occur?

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Answer explanation

Subduction occurs when oceanic crust collides with other crust (either oceanic or continental) and is pushed undernieth it.

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the layer of earth labeled "2" is the _

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Answer explanation

The mantle is the layer directly under the crust. It contains convection currents and is the thickest layer of the earth!

The layer of the earth that contains convection currents is the...

• Crust

• Mantle

• Innercore

• Outercore

Answer explanation

The mantle is the layer of the earth that contains convection currents! It is also the thickest layer of the earth and located directly below the crust

Which layer of the earth has mountains and oceans on it?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

Layer 1 is the crust, which we live on. The crust has mountains and oceans!

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Which layer of the earth is the hottest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

The solid, inner core of the earth is the hottest layer. It can reach temperatures of up to 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit!

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

• Gravity

• Ocean Currents

• Convection Currents

• The density of each plate

Answer explanation

Convction currents in the Earth's Mantle cause the plates to move

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The layer directly below the lithosphere is called the...

• Outer core

• Asthenosphere

• Inner core

• Crust

Answer explanation

The asthenosphere is directly below the lithosphere