Seventeen Point Three

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

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

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What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

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

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

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Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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

• Converging

• Diverging

• Sliding

• No movement

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What are Tectonic Plates?

• continent 

• The Trees in Vietnam 

• ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)

• The Plates that move the Continents

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What is Pangaea?

• the name of a German scientist

• the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

• another name for continental drift

• the name of an ancient fossil

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The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

• subduction

• plate tectonics

• deep-ocean trenches

• sea-floor spreading

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A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary.

• convergent boundary.

• rift valley.

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