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True or false many earthquakes occur in this region because is where four tectonic plates meet, and they are slowly moving
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Sedimentary rocks found high in the Himalayan Mountains have been found with fossils of clams and other marine life. What
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In 3–5 sentences, what is the evidence available for movements of Earth’s crust and continental plates?(4 points)
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Earth Science Unit Test
4 of 184 of 18 Items Question Why do convergent boundaries cause the formation of volcanoes? (1 point)
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Which of the following does NOT occur most frequently along plate boundaries?
River deltas Earthquakes Volcanoes Sea trenches
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Why does the pattern that you observe across the whole seafloor occur?
A. The production of new crust at the boundary is random
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Why was Wegener’s theory rejected by geophysicists of the 1920’s?
A. He was unable to demonstrate that the continents fit
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The diagram shows the motion of two plates.
Which of these explains the feature that can form at the boundary of these two
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Which of the following natural structures occurs at a transform plate boundary? (1 point)
mountain O ridge O trench fault
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How does the presence of mid-ocean ridges give evidence of continental drift? (1 point)
O Seafloor spreading shows that tectonic
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What is the relationship between Howard Foster's data about earthquake occurrences and Marie Tharp's data about mid-ocean
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ulyjh,b
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Describe how plate tectonics is related to the formation of volcanoes.
· Which type of plate margin commonly forms volcanoes? ·
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Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and trenches come from:
Choose the best answer from the options below: A Collisions of plates
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According to the theory of continental drift, what was the original state of the world's continents?
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Why do convergent boundaries cause the formation of volcanoes?
Responses When two plates move away from each other, the crust
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Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point)
Responses One plates slides past another plate horizontally.
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How does plate movement create mountains?
A.The pressure created by moving plates forces magma up through Earth's crust, forming
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Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen?(1 point)
1. Earth’s crust undergoes a cycle from a solid material
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Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics?(1 point)
Earth’s mantle is made of rock plates that move across
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Kelsie
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What was unknown to scientists during Wegener’s time?(1 point)
Responses Fossils were found in many places. Fossils were found
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our planet earth quick check
1. how does plate movement create mountains ?? 2. use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.
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Which plate boundary and movement commonly create non-volcanic mountains? Explain how non-volcanic mountains are created by
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Kyle
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What was unknown to scientists during Wegener's time? (1 point)
O Mountain ranges of some continents lined up. O Fossils were
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How does plate movement create mountains?
(1 point)
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Which statement best explains the theory of plate tectonics?
• Earth’s crust is composed of rock plates that float on top of
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How does plate movement create mountains?
(1 point) Responses The pressure created by moving plates forces magma up through
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How does plate movement create mountains?
(1 point) Responses The pressure created by moving plates forces magma up through
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How are earthquakes at continental plate boundaries different from earthquakes at mid-ocean ridges?
They begin deeper in
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addreian
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What is the theory that describes the movement of landmasses on Earth’s surface?
subduction plate tectonics divergence
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addreian
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How does the fern Glossopteris provide evidence for the movement of the continents?
It is the oldest plant on Earth. It existed
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How did new evidence found by Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen add onto continental drift and create the theory of plate tectonics?
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How does the presence of mid-ocean ridges give evidence of continental drift? (1 point)
Responses Mountains show that tectonic
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Reasons for studying plate tectonics theory
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How did new evidence found by Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen add onto continental drift and create the theory of plate tectonics?
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How did new evidence found by Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen add onto continental drift and create the theory of plate tectonics?
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Which evidence helped prove Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis about continental drift?(1 point)
Responses an interesting question the
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Which describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed?(1 point)
Responses Older and bigger islands collides after volcanic
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What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller?(1 point)
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What was unknown to scientists during Wegener’s time?(1 point)
Responses Earth’s crust is made of plates that move. Earth’s
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Where do earthquakes normally occur?
at the edges of tectonic plates at the center of tectonic plates at the edges of Earth’s
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What happens when jagged edges of rock plates grind past each other?
a mountain chain volcanic formation subduction an earthquake
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addreian
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Which feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries?
mid-Atlantic Ridge Andes Mountains San Andreas Fault East African Rift
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Use this paragraph: Carlon is using two wooden blocks to model the movement of Earth’s plates. He pushes one block forward and
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Young Master
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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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Young Master
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During the first half of the 20th century, the theory of plate tectonics was developed. Evidence supporting this theory included
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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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Use this paragraph: Carlon is using two wooden blocks to model the movement of Earth’s plates. He pushes one block forward and
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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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