Continental Drift and Sea Floor Spreading
Plate Boundaries
Plate Boundaries 2
Plate Boundaries 3
Plate Boundaries 4
Main Feature
100

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

a:is  earth outer crust is divided into several plates that glide over the plastic-like and less rigid asthenosphere (upper mantle).

b: earths inner crust is divided into several plates that glide over the plastic-like and less rigid asthenosphere (upper mantle).

a


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Diverging

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What is created when two oceanic crusts diverge?  

a:mid ocean ridge

b:mountain under ocean 

c all

 a mid-ocean ridge 


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What is created when two oceanic plates converge with each other?  

a:island forms

b:rift 

c: volcanic arc of island form 

volcanic arc of islands form

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Name the three types plate boundaries.

a convergent divergent transform

b divergent transformation conduction

c none

Convergent, divergent, transform

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What main feature does this diagram represent?

a;the ocean

b;ring of water in the Pacific Ocean 

c; the ring of fire in the Pacific Ocean

 CThe Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean.

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What is the  Theory of Continental? 

a:the continents drift

b:the continents sink 

c:none of the above

The theory that the continents drift.

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What type of boundary does this diagram represent:   A;converge 

b diverge 

c transform  

Convergent

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What is created when two continental crusts diverge?  
a mountain ridge 

b a rift valley or a ridge 

c  none 

b  a rift valley or a ridge

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Why does ocean crust go below continental crust?

a because its more dense 

b because it's less dense 

c none of the above 

because its more dense

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What is a real world example of a feature that a convergent plate boundary created?

a unfolded mountains himalayasb folded mountains himalayas

Folded Mountains Himalayas 

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What is the Ring of Fire?

a;fire around a ring 

b;a chain made of fire shaped as a ring 

c; a long chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean

A long chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean

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What is the theory of Sea-Floor Spreading?

a:magna got so tight it spreaded 

b:magma rises on the sea level 

c:magna rises 

b


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What boundary does this diagram represent?

A;transform

b;diverge

c;converge

Transform


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What is created when two plates transform past each other?

a: a fault

b:a fault that leads volcanos

c:a fault that leads to earthquakes

 a fault which can lead to earthquakes 

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When continental and oceanic crusts converge what  forms at the place where the plates collide?

a rift 

b route

c trench

A trench

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What is a real world example of a feature that a divergent plate boundary created?

a volcano Rift Valley 

b mid Atlantic ridge 

c great rift mid Atlantic ridge

Great Rift Valley; Mid-Atlantic Ridge

300

One of the most ________ active areas on ________.

a;geoglogically land

b geologically earth

geologically, Earth

400

What scientist developed the Theory of Continental Drift?

a:Donald trumps 

b:herry weagner

b:alfred wegener


Alfred 


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What type of boundary does this diagram represent? 
a converge 

b diverge 

c transform

Divergent

400

What is created when two continental plates converge with each other?  
a:folded mountains 

b:unfolded mountains 

c: other none here


 A folded mountains

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 What type of boundary does this diagram represent?

a convergent 

b divergent 

c transform

Convergent Plate Boundary Subduction (Ocean-Ocean)

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What is a real world example of a feature that a transform plate boundary created?

a San Andreas fault

b sand Andreas fault 

c mountain rift


San Andreas Fault

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The Ring of Fire is the site of frequent __________ and __________ ___________.

a volcano eruptions earthquakes 

b earthquakes volcanic eruption 

c;none of the above

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions

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What scientist developed the Theory of Sea Floor Spreading?

a:Harry hess

b:Alfred wegener

c:oos oos 

d:Donald trump

Harry Hess

500

When one plate slides below another what type of zone is created?

a subduction zone 

b mountain ridge 

c none of the above 

Subduction Zone

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What is created when a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate?  
 
a;earthquakes 

b;volcanoes

c;other disasters

volcanoes 

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What type of feature would the following boundary produce?
a volcanos s

b earthquakes 

Volcanoes

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What is a subduction Zone?

a: the oceanic crust usually sinks into the mantle beneath lighter continental crust.

b: the oceanic crust usually floats onto the mantle beneath lighter continental crust.

c: the oceanic crust usually sinks into the mantle beneath darker continental crust.


  Athe oceanic crust usually sinks into the mantle beneath lighter continental crust.

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The Ring of Fire is caused by plate boundaries _________, _________, and _____________.

a;converging diverging transformimg

b;diverging transforming converging 

c;none of the above

converging, diverging, transforming