Quiz about Plate

Question 1

A plate boundary at which two plate move parallel to each other in opposite directions

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transform plate boundary

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convergent plate boundary

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divergent plate boundary

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subduction

Question 2

a boundary at which two plates move away from each other

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divergent plate boundary

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convergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

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subduction

Question 3

a boundary at which two plate move toward each other

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convergent plate boundary

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divergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

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subduction

Question 4

What feature is formed on the continental crust at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

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volcanoes

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mid-ocean ridge

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ocean trench

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none of these features are formed at a oceanic-continental convergent boundary

Question 5

What type of boundary is in this image?

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convergent plate boundary

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divergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

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subduction

Question 6

What type of boundary is in this image?

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divergent plate boundary

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convergent plate boundary

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transform plate boundary

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subduction

Question 7

What new feature forms at a convergent plate boundary where two continental plates collide?

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mountain range

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mid-ocean ridge

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trench

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none of these features form

Question 8

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

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along mid-ocean ridges.

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along the edges of all the continents.

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in deep-ocean trenches.

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at the north and south poles.

Question 9

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

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subduction.

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convection.

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continental drift.

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conduction.

Question 10

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

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Diverging

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Converging

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Sliding

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No movement

Question 11

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

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Transform

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Converging

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Diverging

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Sea Floor Spreading

Question 12

Given this is near a divergent plate boundary, where would the oldest rock be found?

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O

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L

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M

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N

Question 13

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

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Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

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New crust is underwater where it sinks

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New crust breaks more easily than old crust

Question 14

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

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mantle

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crust

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outer core

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inner core

Question 15

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

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continent-to-continent convergent

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divergent

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ocean-to-continent convergent

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transform

Question 16

What are the two types of crust?

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continental and oceanic

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ocean and basin

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lower and upper

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thick and thin

Question 17

Mountains form from ...

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collision of plates

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plates sliding past one another

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plates moving away from each other

Question 18

What type of features are associated with a divergent boundary?

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Rift valleys

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Volcanic mountains

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Fold mountains

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Fault block mountains

Question 19

The mechanism that moves continents is based on heat energy moving by

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Convection in the Asthenosphere

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Radiation in the core

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Conduction in the lithosphere

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None of these options is true

Question 20

What two mechanisms do scientists think help convection currents in mantle move plates?

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Ridge push and Slab pull

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Normal and Reversed magnetism

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Action and Reaction tectonic forces

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Gravitational and Rotational pull

Question 21

Which of these phenomenon is not directly cased by plate tectonics

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Landslides

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Volcanic eruptions

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Earthquakes

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Tsunamis

Question 22

A subduction zone is formed...

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when one tectonic plate sinks below another

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at every type of convergent plate boundary

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at every type of divergent plate boundary

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at transform boundaries

Question 23

When does a divergent plate boundary form?

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when two plates separate

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when a denser plate sinks below a more buoyant plate

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when two plates slide past each other

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when two plates collide

Question 24

What is the heat source for convection in the mantle?

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the Core

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the Crust

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the Mantle

Question 25

Hot matter is _________ dense and ___________

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less, rises

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less, sinks

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more, sinks

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more, rises

Question 26

The part of the Earth that is a solid ball of iron and nickel

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inner core

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outer core

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mantle

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crust

Question 27

The asthenosphere makes up the?

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Upper portion of the mantle

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The lower portion of the crust

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Upper portion of the outer core

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Inner portion of the outer core

Question 28

What happens to density as we move from the crust to the inner core?

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Density Increases

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Density Decreases

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Density decreases and then increases

Question 29

Plates move away from each other at ___________ boundaries.

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divergent

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convergent

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transorm

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submergent

Question 30

Plates move towards each another at ______________ boundaries.

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

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detergent

Question 31

Plates slide past each other at ____________ boundaries.

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transform

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divergent

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convergent

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submergent

Question 32

What would you be most likely to find at a DIVERGENT boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Mountains

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Volcanoes

Question 33

Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections called

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plates

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faults

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trenches

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rifts

Question 34

In the convection current of a pan of soup, the cooler, denser fluid

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sinks to the bottom

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rises to the top

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stays where it is

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stays on the top

Question 35

The ____________________ is the part of the mantle that can bend like plastic.

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asthenosphere

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core

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mantle

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crust

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT caused by plate movement?

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Grand Canyon in Arizona

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Earthquakes in California

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Mt. Fuji Volcano in Japan

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Great Rift Valley in Africa

Question 37

Subduction occurs when two plates separate from each other.

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False

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True

Question 38

What is this boundary?

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Transform, Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

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Convergent, Where two tectonic plates come together

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Divergent, Where two tectonic plates move apart

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None of the above

Question 39

What is true about density? (More than 1 answer)

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It is the amount of matter in a specific volume

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When most things are heated they become less dense

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Less dense objects rise

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When most thing are cooled they become more dense

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More dense object sink

Question 40

How is gravity important to Earth?

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Generally more dense objects have more mass which causes them to have a greater attraction of gravity. This means the more dense objects attracted the more dense objects. This caused the inner layers of Earth to be most dense. The gravitational attraction is still pulling matter to the center of the Earth.

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That is the most outrageously incorrect statement I have ever heard about how the layers of the Earth formed and how it is affecting Earth today.

Question 41

What is the theory of plate tectonics? (More than 1 answer)

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Earth is made up giant sections of the lithosphere (crust+upper mantle) that floats on top of the asthenosphere and these are considered tectonic plates

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Tectonic plates meet at places called boundaries that create cracks in the surface of the Earth

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Tectonic plates are slowly moving because of the convection in the liquid mantle

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The Earth's crust is one rigid layer that doesn't move

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All of the landforms on Earth were formed when the crust cooled and trapped a large portion of the Earth's matter inside of the Earth

Question 42

When comparing the Earth's crust to the core, the core is.....

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more dense, hotter, more iron

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less dense, cooler, and has more iron

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less dense, hotter and less iron

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more dense, cooler, less iron

Question 43

What would explain the formation of this trench?

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Convergence of ocean plates

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Sea Floor Spreading

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Weathering & Erosion

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Transform boundary faulting

Question 44

The movement of the plates is most likely driven by...

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Convection in the mantle

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Gravity

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Convection in the ocean

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Sea Floor Spreading

Question 45

If an island arc is formed, what can we assume about the plate movement?

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a deep ocean trench is found along the edge of the arc

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a transform fault is between the islands

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the crust along the arc is longer than the volcanic islands

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fossils from one plate match fossils from another

Question 46

What was the geologic process that caused this mountain range to form?

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two continental plates collided

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An earthquake

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a plate moved over a hot spot

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movement at a transform boundary

Question 47

What is true about the Earth's plates?

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They are made of solid rock that can be seen if not covered by soil, rock, or water.

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The are made of solid rock that can never be seen.

Question 48

Which type of crust is more dense?

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oceanic

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continental

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divergent

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pizza

Question 49

The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest, on which type of convergent boundary are they located?

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Continental/Continental

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Oceanic/Continental

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Oceanic/Oceanic

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None of the above

Question 50

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Volcano Eruption

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Tornado

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Mountain Building

Question 51

Theory that Earth's crust is divided into plates & the plates move around on the mantle

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Plate tectonics

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Seafloor spreading

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Continental drift

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Earthquakes

Question 52

Shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement of large blocks of rocks along a fault

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Earthquake

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Volcano

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Tsunami

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Surface waves

Question 53

What do geologists notice about the rocks along the sea floor?

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They get older as they get farther away from mid ocean ridges

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They get thicker closer to continents

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Density is impossible to measure

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Youngest parts of the crust are along the continents

Question 54

Why is the upper mantle liquid, but the lower mantle is solid?

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Lower mantle is under higher pressure

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Upper mantle is hotter

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Upper mantle is under higher pressure

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Lower mantle is hotter

Question 55

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

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Inner Core

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Outer Core

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Mantle

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Crust

Question 56

When one plate sides under neath another, it _________ and the magma _________.

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melts, rises

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hardens, sinks

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melts, sinks

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hardens, rises

Question 57

Heat transfers within the Earth

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Convection Current

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Conduction

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Ocean Current

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Radiation

Question 58

Which of these layers is ALL SOLID  iron and nickel?

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inner core

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outer core

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lithosphere

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mesosphere

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