Unit 5 & 6 Review for Final

What is thought to cause the movement of pieces of Earth's crust in plate tectonics?

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Convection currents in Earth's mantle

• Hot spots

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What happens during convergent plate movement?

• Two tectonic plates move away from each other.

• One tectonic plate slides past another in the same direction.

• Two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions.

• Two tectonic plates collide with each other.

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What is the name of the location where the most seismic and volcanic activity take place?

• "The hot zone"

• "The Ring of Fire"

• "The Volcano Zone"

• "The Magma circle"

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How are hotspot volcanoes different from other volcanoes?

• They are usually found along plate boundaries.

• They are not found along plate boundaries.

• They only occur in the ocean.

• They only occur in the northern hemisphere.

What is the process called when an oceanic plate goes underneath a continental plate during convergence?

• Subduction

• Convection

• Divergent

• Subdivided

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Why does an oceanic plate sink when it comes into contact with a continental plate?

• The oceanic plate is less dense which causes it to sink

• The oceanic plate is more dense which causes it to sink

What type of plate boundary is associated with faults and earthquakes?

• Situated

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

What often forms when two continental plates collide?

• A mountain range

• A subduction zone

• Rift valley

• Pangea

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Why does seafloor spreading occur?

• New material is being added to the asthenosphere

• Earthquakes break apart the ocean floor

• Sediments accumulate at the area of spreading

• Molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface

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Convection within which part of the Earth causes the plates to move?

• Mantle

• Core

• Atmosphere

• Equator

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