Chapter 9 - Tectonic Plates

What layer do tectonic plates move on?

• Crust

• Outer core

• Asthenosphere

• Inner core

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Where are the oldest rocks typically located in relation to the mid-ocean ridge?

• Farthest

• Nearest

• Along

• Away

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Where is the youngest oceanic crust typically located in relation to the mid-ocean ridge?

• Farthest

• Nearest

• Along

• Away

Which of the following is used as evidence to support the theory of continental drift?

• Rocks, air, fossils

• Rocks, fossils, climate

• Rocks, water, ice

• Rocks, fossils, human beings

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Where do we see sea-floor spreading occurring?

• At the rift valley along the mid-ocean ridges

• At deep sea trenches

• At the Ring of fire

• At the Pacific Ocean

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What is the primary substance that rises at mid-ocean ridges to form new seafloor?

• Sand

• Magma

• Water

• Gravel

Where does subduction occur, leading to the recycling of oceanic crust back into magma?

• At the mid-ocean ridges

• Along transform faults

• At deep-sea trenches

• In the continental interior

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What is the term for the process where oceanic plates sink into the mantle?

• Convection

• Subduction

• Continental drift

• Rifting

What theory is supported by evidence that oceanic crust is younger near mid-ocean ridges?

• Sea-floor spreading

• Subduction

• Plate tectonics

• Continental drift

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Which two theories are combined into the theory of plate tectonics?

• Sea-floor spreading and continental drift

• Sea-floor spreading and volcanic activity

• Continental drift and erosion theory

• Continental drift and meteor impact theory

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