Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Study the image of Earth’s interior.

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how convection currents move in Earth’s interior

Question 2

Where is a divergent boundary most likely to be found?

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in the ocean where plates move away from each other

Question 3

Study the image about convection currents.

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Question 4

Study this map of the world.

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Indo-Australian

Question 5

Study the image.

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A convergent boundary is formed.

Question 6

Study the map.Which plate borders the Philippine Plate?

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Eurasian

Question 7

Which statement describes John Tuzo Wilson’s contribution to the theory of plate tectonics?

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He proposed that plates carry parts of the seafloor.

Question 8

Study this image.

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A rift valley is forming.

Question 9

Which statement describes the process of subduction?

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A plate slides beneath another plate due to convection currents and gravity.

Question 10

Sometimes earthquakes occur at a boundary between the Indian and Eurasian Plates. The collisions of these two continental plates formed the Himalayan mountain range.Based on this information, which type of boundary exists between the Indian and Eurasian Plates?

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continental-continental convergent

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