4.1 - 4.3 Plate Tectonics
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17 questions
4.1 - Plates and Boundaries
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Why do the oceanic and continental crust not fall into the Mantle?
Why do the oceanic and continental crust not fall into the Mantle?
4
Check all boxes that complete the statement.
Oceanic crust is...
Check all boxes that complete the statement.
Oceanic crust is...
4
Check all boxes that complete the statement.
Continental crust is...
Check all boxes that complete the statement.
Continental crust is...
1
Where is the temperature in the Mantle the greatest?
Where is the temperature in the Mantle the greatest?
4
How do you know the answer you put for #4 is correct?
How do you know the answer you put for #4 is correct?
6
Describe or demonstrate how the convection currents in the Mantle work.
Describe or demonstrate how the convection currents in the Mantle work.
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Click and drag the correct plate name to its location on the world map.
Other Answer Choices:
Scotia
Eurasian
Indian
North American
Pacific
Juan de Fuca
Australian
Antarctic
Caribbean
African
Philippine
Nazca
4.2 - Plate Boundary Types (Divergent and Transform)
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Click and drag each item to the corresponding category. (Items may be used more than once or not be used at all.)
Click and drag each item to the corresponding category. (Items may be used more than once or not be used at all.)
- creation of new crust
- lift and rip the crust
- plates moving in opposite directions
- Mount St. Helens
- ground above caves in
- East Africa Rift
- San Andreas Fault
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Oceanic Divergent
- Continental Divergent
- Transform
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Describe how a 'Strike-Slip Fault' is different from a 'Transform Fault'.
Describe how a 'Strike-Slip Fault' is different from a 'Transform Fault'.
4.3 - Convergent Boundaries
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What is the name of the process of one tectonic plate going under another?
What is the name of the process of one tectonic plate going under another?
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Oceanic Crust and Continental Crust converge.
Which goes under, and why?
Oceanic Crust and Continental Crust converge.
Which goes under, and why?
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Why does the top of the continental crust deform and fracture in a subduction zone?
Why does the top of the continental crust deform and fracture in a subduction zone?
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The crust melting from the subducting plate causes magma to 'float up' to the surface and create volcanoes.
The crust melting from the subducting plate causes magma to 'float up' to the surface and create volcanoes.
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What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?
What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?
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When oceanic and oceanic plates converge, the __________ plate tends to subduct because it is often the one with the __________ density.
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Check off anything that makes the following statement true.
When continental and continental plates converge ...
Check off anything that makes the following statement true.
When continental and continental plates converge ...
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Match the given items to their correct categories. (Items may be used more than once or not be used at all.)
Match the given items to their correct categories. (Items may be used more than once or not be used at all.)
- Aleutian Islands
- Mount St. Helens
- no subduction zone created
- Himalayan Mountains
- subduction zone created
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Continental and Contiental
- Contiental and Oceanic
- Oceanic and Oceanic