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    When plates move towards each other it's called:

    • Divergent
    • Convergent
    • Transform
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  • 2. 

    When plates slide past each other their called:

    • Divergent

    • Convergent

    • Transform

    Correct Answer
    A. Transform
  • 3. 

    When plates move apart it's called.......

    • Divergent

    • Convergent

    • Transform

    • Subduction

    Correct Answer
    A. Divergent
  • 4. 

    In convection currents, denser material will sink and less dense material will rise.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 5. 

    When new crust is added to the ocean floor, it's called

    • Subduction

    • Seafloor spreading

    • Trench

    • Convergence

    Correct Answer
    A. Seafloor spreading
  • 6. 

    What drives plate movement?

    • Plate boundaries

    • Ocean currents

    • Convection currents

    • The sun

    Correct Answer
    A. Convection currents
  • 7. 

    Another word for a deep valley or crack in the earth is:

    • Seamount

    • Rift

    • Ridge

    Correct Answer
    A. Rift
  • 8. 

    The soft layer of mantle on which the lithosphere rests is the:

    • Asthenosphere

    • Mesosphere

    • Outer core

    • Inner core

    Correct Answer
    A. Asthenosphere
  • 9. 

    If oceanic crust and continental crust came towards each other, what would happen? 

    • Mountains would form

    • The continental crust would subduct beneath the oceanic crust

    • The oceanic crust would subduct beneath the continental crust

    • The oceanic crust would rise above the continental crust

    Correct Answer
    A. The oceanic crust would subduct beneath the continental crust
  • 10. 

    Where does the magma get its heat from in convection currents?

    • The crust

    • The mantle

    • The core

    Correct Answer
    A. The core

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