Models of Earth — Unit test Answers

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Which plate forms a boundary with the African Plate?

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A
Pacific
B
South American
C
Nazca
D
Philippine
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Which is one type of evidence that geologists usually study?

A
location of Earth in outer space
B
waves that move through Earth
C
interactions between living things on Earth
D
diversity of life found on Earth
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The image shows mountains in Alaska.

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A
A syncline is visible.
B
An anticline is visible.
C
These mountains show no evidence of folding.
D
These mountains likely formed from normal faults.
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The image shows a mountain peak in Asia.

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A
compression
B
gravity
C
shearing
D
tension
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Which statement best describes the theory of plate tectonics?

A
Plates sometimes move closer to one another.
B
Sections of Earth that shift are part of Earth’s asthenosphere.
C
Sections of Earth’s continents are in slow, constant movement.
D
Parts of the ocean floor move as they are carried by rift valleys.

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