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The diagram shows a tectonic plate boundary.

What is the BEST explanation for what will most

likely occur at this type of plate boundary?

• Mountains will form because there is compression and rock folding.

• Thermal vents will form because of magma flowing up under high pressure.

• Volcanic eruptions will occur because the plates slide paste each other.

• Earthquakes will occur when the two different plates slide pass each other.

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The diagram illustrates Earth's major tectonic

plates.

Which type of landforms are most likely to be

found along the dark lines?

• glaciers

• deltas

• volcanoes

• plains

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What causes mountains to form?

• two oceanic plates colliding at a convergent

  boundary

• two continental plates spreading at a divergent

  boundary

• two oceanic plates spreading at a divergent

  boundary

• two continental plates colliding at a convergent

  boundary

Which is a possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary?

• convection

• mountain belts

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

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During the 1960s, geologists used seismometers

to record information that suggested Earth's

plates were in motion. The data recovered by the

seismometers showed that earthquakes,

volcanoes, and other geologic features often

occur _____________________.

• in Earth's inner core.

• around the centers of tectonic plates.

• on the edges of tectonic plates or at plate boundaries

• in Earth's outer core.

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• New continents are continually being created

  and destroyed.

• All the continents were once one continent that

  broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

  millions of years.

• The layout of the continents is the same today

  as it has always been.

• The continents have always been separate but

  may one day drift together to form a single

  continent.

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What happens when two plates of different densities collide?

• The plate that is less dense subducts.

• The plate that is less dense fractures.

• The more dense plate subducts.

• The more dense plate fractures.

Mountains are formed when two

• continental plates separate

• oceanic plates separate

• continental plates collide

• oceanic plates collide

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The diagram shows what type of plate boundary interaction?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Seafloor Spreading

• Divergent

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, where

do activities such as earthquakes and volcanic

eruptions occur?

• in the outer regions of plates

• above the surfaces of plates

• along plate boundaries

• in the centers of plates

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