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Plates Practice
Practice questions for the Plate Tectonic Test
Question | Answer |
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What type of boundary forms a mid-ocean ridge or a rift valley? | Divergent |
What type of boundary forms a mountain? | Convergent |
What type of boundary forms a fault line? | Transform |
True or False: Subduction happens when two plates collide and one sinks under the other. | True |
True or False: In a transform boundary the plates move toward each other. | False |
In a transform boundary do the plates collide, divide, or slide? | slide |
In a convergent boundary do the plates collide, divide, or slide? | collide |
In a divergent boundary do the plates collide, divide, or slide? | Divide |
What is the place where two plates meet called? | boundary |
What layer of earth makes up the plates? | lithosphere |
Does subduction happen at a convergent, divergent, or transform boundary? | convergent |
What land feature occurs at a subduction zone? | volcano |
What is the name of the large landmass that existed millions of years ago that was made of all of the continents combined? | Pangea |
What layer of Earth is solid iron? | inner core |
What layer of Earth is liquid? | outer core |
What layer of Earth is the thinnest layer? | crust |
What layer of the Earth does magma exist in? | Mantle |