Lab: Plate Boundaries and Movement

Question 1

Which events most likely occurred at the boundary between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate? Check all that apply.

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destruction of crust; formation of a trench; subduction of one plate

Question 2

✔ convectionearthquakessubduction

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convection; Selection 1: convection; Selection 2: boundaries

Question 3

✔ boundariesrockslayers

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boundaries

Question 4

convection currentsheat from Earth’s core✔ Earth's platesplate boundaries

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Earth's plates

Question 5

✔ convection currentsheat from Earth's coreEarth's platesplate boundaries

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convection currents

Question 6

convection currents✔ heat from Earth's coreEarth's platesplate boundaries

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heat from Earth's core

Question 7

✔ Convergent boundaryDivergent boundaryTransform boundary

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Convergent boundary

Question 8

Convergent boundary✔ Divergent boundaryTransform boundary

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Divergent boundary

Question 9

✔ Convergent boundaryDivergent boundaryTransform boundary

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Convergent boundary

Question 10

In what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form? [___]

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Convergent boundary

Lab: Plate Boundaries and Movement Answers