7.1.2.3 Shaping Earth's Surface

What is the movement of Earth's plates called?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Plate tectonics

• Volcanic activity

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What type of boundary forms when two plates collide?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

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How do fold mountains form?

• By volcanic eruptions

• By erosion and weathering

• By the collision of continental plates

• By the movement of tectonic plates

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Where do most volcanic eruptions occur?

• At divergent boundaries

• At transform boundaries

• At convergent boundaries

• At impact craters

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What causes earthquakes?

• Meteoroid impacts

• Volcanic eruptions

• Plate motion

• Weathering and erosion

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What is the process called when one tectonic plate sinks beneath another?

• Subduction

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transform

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Which mountain range is the largest and highest in the world?

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Himalayas

• Appalachian Mountains

What type of boundary forms the San Andreas Fault in California?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

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What is the process called when oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?

• Subduction

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Seafloor spreading

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What is the result of tension stresses within a continent?

• Fold mountains

• Fault-block mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Impact craters

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