Evidence Supporting Plate Tectonics Review

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Plate Boundary

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Faults in Mountain Ranges

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide

• Two oceanic plates pull apart

• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

• Two continental plates pull apart

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. The South American Plate is (a)   .

• Plate D
• Plate C
• Plate E

Where is the Antarctic Plate located?

Match the following crustal features with the correct plate boundary type.

Groups:

(a) Divergent Boundary

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(b) Convergent Boundary

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(c) Transform Boundary

• Trench

• Strike-Slip Fault

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• Rift Valley

• Folded Mountains

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Volcanoes

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• Earthquakes

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Complete the following statement about divergent boundaries by moving the answers to the correct boxes. Divergent boundaries occur when two plates (a)   . They form various crustal features such as ​ (b)   on land and ​ (c)   in oceans.

• separate
• rift valleys
• mid-ocean ridges
• subduction zones
• mountains
• collide

Analyze the map of Earth's tectonic plates. Identify the location of the convergent plate boundaries. Select THREE correct answers.

At which of the following locations would you MOST expect earthquakes to occur? Select 1

What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• Ecologist

• Paleontologist

• Zoologist

• Fossilologist