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Tectonic plates

geology test revision

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What causes tectonic plates to move? A) Wind currents B) Convection currents in the mantle C) Gravity from the Moon D) Movement of ocean waves Convection currents in the mantle
What is convection? A) Heat transfer by direct contact B) Heat transfer through moving liquids or gases C) Heat transfer by radiation D) Movement of cold air only Heat transfer through moving liquids or gases
What are tectonic plates made of? A) Only the Earth’s crust B) The crust and the upper part of the mantle (lithosphere) C) Only magma D) Just oceanic rock The crust and the upper part of the mantle (lithosphere)
What happens at a divergent boundary? A) Two plates move apart B) Two plates collide C) One plate slides under another D) Two plates slide past each other Two plates move apart
What landform is commonly created at divergent boundaries? A) Mountain ranges B) Mid-ocean ridges C) Deep-sea trenches D) Earthquake zones Mid-ocean ridges
What happens at a convergent boundary? A) Plates move apart B) Plates collide C) Plates slide past each other D) Plates melt completely Plates collide
What is the name for when one plate sinks beneath another? A) Transformation B) Subduction C) Expansion D) Convection Subduction
What is formed when two continental plates collide? A) Volcanoes B) Rift valleys C) Mountain ranges D) Ocean trenches Mountain ranges
What happens at transform boundaries? A) New crust forms B) Crust is destroyed C) Plates slide past each other D) Magma erupts onto the surface Plates slide past each other
Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary? A) East African Rift B) Mid-Atlantic Ridge C) San Andreas Fault D) Andes Mountains San Andreas Fault
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