Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

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The idea that Earth's crust is made up of separate plates that float on the upper mantle is the theory of what?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• Pangea

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The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

• Ring of Earth

• Ring of Fire

• Ring of Stone

• Ring of Diamond

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What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

The place where old crust is pushed down into a trench is called what?

• subduction

• convection current

• deep-ocean trench

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Two plates move toward each other at what?

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this? 

• divergent

• convergent

• transform fault

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The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• moutains

• All of these options. 

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

• ocean currents

• convection currents in the mantle

• volcanoes

• the Coriolis Effect

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The upper layer of the mantle is said to be thicker than the lower mantle, but not solid rock like crust. The tectonic plates rest on this layer and it is responsible for the movement of those plates. What is the name of this layer?

• crust

• asthenosphere

• outer core

• inner core

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