Plate Tectonics Study Guide

What plate boundary is pictured below?

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

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What plate boundary is pictured below?

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

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What plate boundary is pictured below?

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

• The up and down motion of Earth's tides causes the plates to move past each other.

• Earth's spin causes each tectonic plate to slide past one another.

• Heated magma rises to Earth's crust, spreading it apart and moving each plate.

• A combination of all of these.

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Which is NOT a product of a Divergent Plate Boundary?

• Earthquakes

• New Crust

• MId-ocean ridge/rift valley

• Mountains and volcanoes

Which is NOT a product of a Convergent plate boundary?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• New Crust

What is produced at a Transform Boundary?

• Volcanoes

• MOuntains

• MId-Ocean Ridges

• Earthquakes

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What scientific theory states that the continents drifted apart over hundreds of millions of years?

• Evolution

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

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The Theory of Continental Drift states that the land masses called continents were once close together and have drifted apart over time. What is the strongest evidence to support this theory?

• The migration patterns of birds

• The periodic climate changes of Earth.

• The large variety of animals on each continent

• The similarity of fossils on different continents.

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Which evidence best supports the theory that the continents have moved over time?

• The weather that happens in different continents

• The shape of the landmasses seem to fit together.

• The climate differences all over the world

• The limited amount of freshwater available.

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