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Plate Tectonics Answers

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Study this image.

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A
A volcano is forming.
B
Plates are converging.
C
A rift valley is forming.
D
A transform boundary is occurring.
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Which describes the boundary where earthquake activity occurs along rift valleys?

A
divergent boundary in the ocean
B
divergent boundary on land
C
convergent boundary in the ocean
D
convergent boundary on land
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A
mountains
B
rift valleys
C
volcanoes
D
island chains
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Study the image of a plate boundary.

Question illustration
A
mountain
B
rift valley
C
earthquake
D
island chain
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Which statement describes transform boundaries?

A
Rift valleys are formed.
B
Mountains are created.
C
Faults form in the lithosphere.
D
Plates move toward each other.
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Where is a divergent boundary most likely to be found?

A
in the ocean where plates move away from each other
B
on land where plates slip past each other
C
in the ocean where plates do not move
D
on land where plates move towards each other
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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?

A
continental-continental convergent
B
continental-continental divergent
C
oceanic-continental divergent
D
oceanic-continental convergent
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Many earthquakes occur near mid-ocean ridges but do not destroy or form new crust. Instead, plates slip past each other. Which kind of boundary is found at these earthquake locations?

A
transform boundary between two ocean plates
B
transform boundary between two continental plates
C
convergent boundary between two ocean plates
D
convergent boundary between two continental plates
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Study the image of a plate boundary.

Question illustration
A
mountain
B
rift valley
C
earthquake
D
island chain
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Study this map of the world.

Question illustration
A
Indo-Australian
B
African
C
Pacific
D
Eurasian
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In which two places do divergent boundaries occur?

A
land and oceans
B
oceans and volcanoes
C
volcanoes and lower mantle
D
lower mantle and land
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Study this image.

Question illustration
A
A volcano is forming.
B
Plates are converging.
C
A rift valley is forming.
D
A transform boundary is occurring.
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Which best explains why earthquakes sometimes occur in the same locations as mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?

A
Plates bump as they slip past each other at convergent boundaries.
B
Plates get stuck as they move past each other at convergent boundaries.
C
Crust gets cracked and forms faults as plates collide along divergent plate boundaries.
D
Faults form because crust gets cracked when plates move apart along divergent plate boundaries.
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Study this map of the world.

Question illustration
A
Indo-Australian
B
African
C
Pacific
D
Eurasian
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Occasionally earthquakes occur as a result of collisions along oceanic-continental convergent boundaries. Where do these earthquakes most likely occur?

A
on land but close to oceans
B
inland, far from the coast
C
in the middle of the oceans
D
anywhere there are mountains
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Study the image.

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does not occur in oceans
B
may form rift valleys
C
is a type of convergent boundary
D
is a region where earthquakes occur
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Which statement describes transform boundaries?

A
Rift valleys are formed.
B
Mountains are created.
C
Faults form in the lithosphere.
D
Plates move toward each other.
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Which statement describes the process of subduction?

A
Convection currents cause two plates to move away from each other.
B
A plate slides beneath another plate due to convection currents and gravity.
C
Materials are heated and transferred within Earth’s interior by density.
D
Heat cycles in the mantle cause plates to constantly move.
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Many earthquakes occur near mid-ocean ridges but do not destroy or form new crust. Instead, plates slip past each other. Which kind of boundary is found at these earthquake locations?

A
transform boundary between two ocean plates
B
transform boundary between two continental plates
C
convergent boundary between two ocean plates
D
convergent boundary between two continental plates
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Many more earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault in California than in other parts of the United States. Scientists claim that these earthquakes are caused by activity along a transform plate boundary.Which evidence would best support this claim?

A
Subduction causes new crust to form.
B
Subduction causes old crust to be destroyed.
C
Plates slip past each other at the boundary.
D
Plates collide with each other at the boundary.

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