Tectonic Plates 1

Which statement describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of this trench based on the movement of the plates indicated by white arrows?

• It is along a plate boundary in which plates are diverging and expanding the ocean floor.

• It is along a plate boundary in which plates form a transform boundary moving at different speeds.

• It is along a plate boundary in which plates are converging and causing uplift and steep slopes.

• It is along a plate boundary in which plates are converging and causing subduction.

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A group of students are completing a lab investigation on Earth’s plate tectonics. The students are using graham crackers to represent tectonic plates and peanut butter to represent the asthenosphere. The students use their hands to push the crackers apart, representing a divergent plate boundary. Which of the following can the students best demonstrate with their lab crackers? (choose 2)

• Earthquakes

• An area prone to rift valleys

• The formation of icecaps

• The formation of mountains

• The formation of trenches

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Which of the following are examples that provide evidence of plate tectonics? (choose 3)

• Plants’ and animals’ ability to change and adapt to their ever-changing environments

• Rocks made from the same materials on different continents

• Fossils of the same plant and animal species found on continents separated by oceans

• The puzzle piece-like shapes of the continents

• Polar icecaps contain more than 70% of Earth’s water

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 The land mass in this model formed at which type of plate boundary?

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

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Which layer allows for Earth’s tectonic plates to move and shift?

• 4: Core

• 1: Lithosphere

• 2: Asthenosphere

• 3: Mesosphere

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 The land mass in this model formed at which type of plate boundary?

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

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A map of the Americas is below. Tectonic plates are outlined in black, and the direction each plate is moving in is shown with a red arrow.  Which number shows a location that would be likely to have a trench?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

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A map of the Americas is below. Tectonic plates are outlined in black, and the direction each plate is moving in is shown with a red arrow.  Which number shows a location that would be likely to have a high number of earthquakes?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

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The model below shows the movements of two continental plates.  The land mass in this model formed at which type of plate boundary?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subtraction boundary

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Fossils of dinosaurs from both the Triassic and Jurassic period, like the diplodocus and the brachiosaurus, have been found on more than one continent. The discovery of these fossils provides evidence of –

• glacial melting

• plate tectonics

• ocean currents

• coastal erosion

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