HW 4-1 (Convection & Plate Motion)

Tectonic plates make up Earth's:

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

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The dividing line where one tectonic plate meets another is called a plate boundary.

• True

• False

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The force that causes tectonic plates to move is convection currents in the mantle.

• true

• false

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Which of the following appears to cause the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

• convection currents in the mantle

• energy from volcanic activity

• earthquakes

• faults in mountain ranges

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Complete the relationship: As temperature increases, density __________.

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• fluctuates

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What type of relationship exists between thermal energy and density?

• Direct (as one variable increases, the other increases)

• Indirect (as one variable increases, the other decreases)

• No Relationship (as one variable increases, the other does not change)

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What evidence is there that no major fault lines are located at location B?

• There are many large earthquakes at location B

• There are few earthquakes at location B

• Located B is near the ocean

• Location B is mountainous

The North American plate is composed of __________.

• oceanic crust only

• continental crust only

• both continental and oceanic crust

• None of the above

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When a substance is heated it will become less dense and __________.

• rise

• sink

• expand

• contract

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When mantle material is rising the plates __________.

• move together

• move apart

• move sideways

• remain stationary

• sink down

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