Tectonic plates

What is this type of boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What is this type of boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What is this type of boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

• The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes

• The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers

• The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

• The mountains are probably formed by running water.

Most earthquakes tend to occur at which location?

• The central regions of very large continents

• Groups of islands farthest from any continents

• The boundaries between continents and oceans

• The steep slopes of the very oldest mountains

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The movement of tectonic plates is due to ____?

• convection currents in the mantle

• seafloor spreading

What is the name given to the one "Super continent"?

• Pangea

• Superuno

• Patagonia

• Derosen

The large pieces of the Earth's crust are called:

• Tectonic plates

• Land ridges

• Continental chunks

• none of the above

When one piece of crust gets pushed under another one, it called:

• radial fracture

• lingering

• subduction

• leverage