Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior

The theory of plate tectonics says that plates are moved by

• magnetic fields

• the Moon's gravity

• convection currents in the mantle

• convection currents in the inner core

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The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. What type of boundary interaction is this?

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• disform

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Vesuvius sits on the west coast of Italy near Naples and is the only active volcano on mainland Europe. As part of the Campanian volcanic arc, it formed over the subduction zone created by the collision of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. A subduction zone is an example of what type of boundary?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• tivergent

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Earthquakes create seismic waves that travel through the Earth. By analyzing these seismic waves, seismologists can explore...

• the Earth's interior

• the Earth's atmosphere

• the Earth's seafloor

• the Earth's magneitc field

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There are ridges (mountains) along part of the seafloor. These ridges indicate what kind of tectonic plate boundary?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• conform

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The East African Rift valley is an area where the African continent is slowly pulling apart due to this kind of plate interaction.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• conform

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What type of plate interaction causes the formation of deep ocean trenches?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• diaform

Mount St. Helens is a volcano in the Pacific Northwest United States. This volcano is one of many created by the subduction zone between the Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate. What is the interaction between these two plates?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• hot spot

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The San Andreas Fault is a continental fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) through California. The fault is where the North American plate and Pacific plate meet and there is a long history of strong earthquakes. What kind of boundary interaction is this?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• confrom

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The islands of Hawaii are still being shaped by shifts of its tectonic plate, the Pacific Plate. The islands are in the middle of the plate and we can determine how fast the plate is moving using rocks from the different islands. What causes these volcanoes to form?

• transform bondary

• hot spot under the plate

• subduction zone

• convergent boundary

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