Plate Motion

What is the movement of heated materials upward and the movement of cooled materials downward called?

• Coriolis Effect

• Climate

• Contraction

• Convection

Which statement is TRUE about tectonic plates?

• There are four types of plates

• The plates under the ocean are different than the plates on the land

• The tilt of the Earth is what makes plates move

• Every plate is moved by a different force

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Which natural disasters commonly occur at the boundary between two plates?

• Earthquakes and Volcanoes

• Hurricanes and Tornadoes

• Wildfires and Droughts

• Polar Vortex and Blizzards

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Which of these phenomena tell scientists about the direction of plate movement?

• Polar Vortex

• Erosion and weathering

• Island Chains

• Mountain Building

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An older plate is more likely to sink under a young plate. Why might this happen?

• Younger plates are full of heavy elements and older plates are not

• Older plates are usually denser and heavy than younger plates

• An older tectonic plate automatically destructs itself after 100 million years

• Animals and plants only live on younger plates, so their lives are saved when the two plates meet

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One of these is NOT a type of boundary between two plates. Which of the following is NOT a type of boundary?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Hovergent

• Convergent

As a convection current rises to the surface, which plate boundary is most likely to form?

• Hovergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

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As the plates move the surface of Earth changes. Which of these landforms is caused by two plates moving away from one another?

• Trench

• Folded Mountains

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• No features are formed this way

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How do scientists describe the movement at a convergent boundary?

• Two plates are moving away from one another

• Two plates are not interacting at all

• Two plates are sliding past one another horizontally

• Two plates are moving toward one another

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Fossils of palm trees and other jungle plants have been found in Alaska. What can explain this?

• The fossils were put there by people

• The fossils were moved over time as tectonic plates shifted

• The fossils are actually found in every rock layer around the world

• The fossils were pulled under Earth's surface at the equator and pushed toward the surface in Alaska

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