Tectonic Plate Diagram

Based on the diagram above, what type of geologic event is most likely to occur at this type of boundary?

• Ocean basin

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption

• Mountain building

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Mid-oceanic ridges form where two plates are separating and new ocean floor is being made. What type of tectonic boundary is found in this area?

• Divergent Boundary

• Strike-Slip Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

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The San Andreas Fault causes many of the earthquakes in california. Which shows the movement of plates in the location where the fault line is?

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Which direction of plate movement will most likely result in the formation of an ocean basin?

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Which best describes this diagram?

• divergent boundary

• subduction zone

• transform boundary

• volcanic islands forming

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The diagram illustrates that

• seafloor spreading occurs at a convergent boundary

• the oldest oceanic crust is located far from where the plates are separating

• the continents are slowly moving toward each other

• the youngest oceanic crust is located far from where it is separating

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Looking at the diagram, where do think most earthquakes would most likely occur?

• in the center of tectonic plates

• along the boundaries of tectonic plates

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The source of energy that drives or causes tectonic plate movement is

• convection currents in the mantle

• subduction of oceanic crust

• plates grinding past one another

• slab pull

This movement of tectonic plates will MOST likely cause

• mountains to form

• seafloor spreading

• an earthquake

• a rift valley

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What causes the tectonic plates to move?

• rotation of the Earth

• convection currents

• earthquakes

• gravity from the core