What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
Earthquakes and Volcanoes 9

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Geography
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9th Grade
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Peter Muller
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Continental Drift
Earthquake Theory
Volcanic Eruptions
Plate Tectonics
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?
crust
mantle
lithosphere
core
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries
Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries
Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries
Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens at a convergent plate boundary?
Two tectonic plates collide and are forced together.
Two tectonic plates move apart and create a gap.
Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
Two tectonic plates sink beneath one another.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the point where an earthquake originates?
epicenter
quake source
seismic center
fault line
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Richter scale used to measure?
wind speed
temperature
population density
earthquakes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that causes seismic waves?
earthquake
tsunami
volcano eruption
tornado
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