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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
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Where would you most likely find transform boundaries on an earthquake distribution map?
where earthquakes are shallow and weak
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Where is a divergent boundary most likely to be found?
in the ocean where plates move away from each other on land where plates
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Choose the statement that best explores what drives the processes of plate tectonics.
• Earthquakes drive the processes of
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What causes earthquakes?(1 point)
Responses construction issues and building irregularities construction issues and building
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Which is responsible for the movement of large plates and formation of volcanoes?(1 point)
Responses mechanical energy mechanical
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Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle Quick Check
3 of 43 of 4 Items Question Which boundary interaction is responsible for forming
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Explain the theory of plate tectonics and how they have changed Earth's surface over time. Include the role of plate tectonics
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Which statement explains how convection currents affect the movement of plates?
Gravity pulls one edge of a plate down into the
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hoose the statement that best explores what drives the processes of plate tectonics.(1 point)
Responses The sun drives the
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Choose the statement that best explores what drives the processes of plate tectonics.(1 point)
Responses Earthquakes drive the
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Select the best answer. Which statement is true about all convection currents?(1 point)
Responses It causes earthquakes. It
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Using 1 to 2 sentences, explain how the movement of tectonic plates helps. Turn sedimentary rocks into metaphoric rocks.
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What is formed at a divergent plate boundary
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Which is responsible for the movement of large plates, and formation of volcanoes
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What happens to the energy produced by blocks of Earth’s crust slipping past each other?(1 point)
Responses It spreads out in
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Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen?(1 point)
Responses Earth’s crust switches places in a periodic
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What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller?(1 point) Responses
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What causes earthquakes?
A. Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries. B. Pressure builds up in the
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What causes earthquakes? (1 point)
Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth's crust and causes it to shake. • Blocks
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Use this paragraph: Layla drew a diagram of forces acting on the rock in Earth’s crust. She drew arrows pointing inwards,
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What do blocks of crust slide/rub against one another, often at plate boundaries or faults, cause?
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Mrs. Karlin's CBA #3
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Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point)
Responses A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate. One
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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?(1 point)
Responses Earth's rock plates pull away from each other Earth’s rock
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What is most responsible for any movement in the Earth’s rock plates?(1 point)
Responses convergent plate boundaries divergent
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What is most responsible for any movement in the Earth’s rock plates?(1 point) Responses convergent plate boundaries
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Which is a result of boundary plates colliding or sliding past each other? (1 point)
Responses valleys form valleys form
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Which statement is correct about the movement of plates that sit on top of the mantle? (1 point)
Responses They regularly move
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Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen?(1 point) Responses Earth’s crust
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Which is a result of boundary plates colliding or sliding past each other? (1 point)
Responses earthquakes occur earthquakes
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What is the theory that Earth’s surface is composed of several rock plates that fit together like the pieces of a puzzle?(1
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Which is a result of boundary plates colliding or sliding past each other?
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Select the correct answers from the list scientist wondered how volcanoes could be located so far from tectonic plate boundaries
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Continental Drift Examples
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Which describes ocean rocks thst are found near mid ocean ridges?
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In this activity, you will create a model that demonstrates convection currents in Earth’s asthenosphere.
Estimated time to
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What is the theory that describes the movement of landmasses on Earth's surface?
O subduction O continental drift O plate
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Which processes are important in the formation of volcanic arcs at the edge of continental plates? Select the two correct
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Plates and Volcanoes Quick Check
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Which of the following statements regarding transform plate boundaries is not correct?
A. Earthquakes are a common occurrence
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What causes earthquakes?
A. Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries B. Pressure builds up in the
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Complete the practice. Use it as a tool to help you understand and practice the key concepts of Plate Tectonics. Use this link
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The two main types of lithospheric plates are oceanic plates and continental plates. What happens along a convergent boundary
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Volcanoes and mountains are found at what plate boundaries? Check the 2, boundaries that apply.
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The volcano from the ocean plate moves under the continental plate at the _______boundary
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what cause earthquakes
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries. Pressure builds up in the molten
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Why don't volcanic arcs form at transform plate boundaries?
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what is one result of the tectonic activity between the Nazca plate and the South American plate?
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Why do tectonic plates on Earth’s surface move?
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