Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Study the image of a plate boundary.

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island chain

Question 2

Occasionally earthquakes occur as a result of collisions along oceanic-continental convergent boundaries. Where do these earthquakes most likely occur?

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on land but close to oceans

Question 3

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?

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Plates slip past each other at the boundary.

Question 4

Study this image.

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A rift valley is forming.

Question 5

Which statement explains the relationship between the density of a material and its movement in Earth’s interior?

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Cooler materials are highly dense, causing them to sink to the outer core.

Question 6

Study the image about convection currents.

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Question 7

During the process of mountain building, earthquakes sometimes occur along continental-continental convergent boundaries. Which statement best describes the motion of the plates along these boundaries that causes the earthquakes?

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The plates smash together with no subduction.

Question 8

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 9

Which describes the boundary where earthquake activity occurs along rift valleys?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

divergent boundary on land

Question 10

Study the image.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

is a region where earthquakes occur

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