Openscied Plate Tectonics

Continental plates are ___________ and ____________ than oceanic plates.

• Thicker; denser

• Thinner; less dense

• Thicker ; less dense

• Thinner ; denser

Which type of plate boundary produces earthquakes?

• Convergent Plate Boundary

• Divergent Plate Boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

• All options are correct

Which of the following statement is FALSE about the oceanic plate and continental plate?

• The oceanic plate is denser than the continental plate.

• The oceanic plate is mainly made up of basalt rocks, while the composition of the continental plate is granite rocks.

• The continental plate is thinner than the oceanic plate.

• Both oceanic and continental plates are plates that come together, spread apart, and interact at boundaries all over the planet.

The formation of the Himalayas is considered as the result of the collision between __________.

• Two continental plates

• Two oceanic plates

• Two different lithospheric plates

• Transform plates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The Theory of Continental Drift was ____________

• Based on the observations of the distribution of rock types, fossils, and structures in some continents.

• Accepted by most geologists during Wegener’s lifetime.

• Based on marine fossils and basalt.

• suggested that the original land forms were large islands.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates move at a rate of about 10 cm per ______.

• century

• year

• month

• hour

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convergence of two continental plates causes formation of _________.

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Rift valleys

• Mountain chains

• Island arcs

A/An ____________ is sudden motion or trembling of the earth caused by the abrupt release of slowly accumulated energy in rocks.

• Focus

• Strike-slip fault

• Earthquake

• Fault creep

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do you call to the point on Earth's surface that can help seismologists to locate where an earthquake originates?

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Intensity

• Focus

What do you call the point on the Earth where Earthquake originates?

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Intensity

• Focus