Topic 4 Lesson 2

The Earth's lithosphere is broken up into distinct ______.

• continents

• oceanic

• plates

• Eurasian

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The theory of plate tectonics states that plates are in constant ______.

• continents

• oceanic

• plates

• motion

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Convection currents in the mantle are responsible for moving _______.

• plates

• motion

• oceanic

• continents

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The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Indian plate and the ________plate.

• motion

• Eurasion

• oceanic

• continents

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The dense type of crust found at the bottom of the ocean is called ______ crust.

• continents

• motion

• plates

• oceanic

What drives the movement of tectonic plates?

• A) Wind currents

• B) Ocean waves

• C) Convection currents in the mantle

• D) Magnetic fields

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Which type of plate boundary occurs when plates move apart?

• A) Convergent

• B) Divergent

• C) Transform

• D) Subductive

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago?

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

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Which of the following features is commonly found at a convergent boundary?

• A) Ocean trench

• B) Mid-ocean ridge

• C) Rift valley

• D) Hotspot

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

• In the middle of plates

• At plate boundaries

• In the ocean

• In the desert

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