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100
The place where two plates collide is called a:
Convergent boundary
100
The place where two plates move apart is called a:(43).jpg)
Divergent boundary
100
Oceanic crust is ____________________ than continental crust.
More dense
200
A place where an unusually hot part of the mantle rises through the crust causing volcanic activity is called a:
Hot spot
200
The place where two plates collide is called a:(37).jpg)
Convergent boundary
200
The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a:
Divergent boundary where sea-floor spreading takes place
300
Continental crust is ______________________ than oceanic crust.(28).jpg)
Thicker
300
What causes the tectonic plates to move?(47).jpg)
convection in the mantle
300
Volcanoes are most likely to occur along a:.jpg)
Convergent boundary
400
A map of global earthquakes and volcanoes tells you:(38).jpg)
Where the plate boundaries are
400
Hot spots are:
Stationary, they stay in the same place
400
The theory that states "pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called:(30).jpg)
The theory of plate tectonics
500
The theory that states "pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called:
The theory of plate tectonics
500
Subduction is when:
One plate slides under another
500
The theory that continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface is called:(34).jpg)
The theory of continental drift