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Quiz by pablo fuentes, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by pablo fuentes
over 7 years ago
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Question 1
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what type of crust is denser?
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Continental
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Oceanic
Question 2
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why is oceanic crust denser?
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because it is made of basalt and continental crust is made of granite. basalt is denser than granite
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because the oceanic land contains water
Question 3
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are divergent boundaries a way that plate tectonics move by crashing into each other?
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- True
- False
Question 4
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what happens in a transform fault?
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plates slip past one another making huge earthquakes
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plates crash into each other.
Question 5
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what are the features in a convergent plate boundary?
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trenches
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mountains
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volcanoes
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island formation
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cracks
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seaweed
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coral reefs
Question 6
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three types of CONVERGENT plate boundaries are:
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ocean to ocean
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ocean to mantle
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continent to mid ocean ridge
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ocean to continent
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continent to continent
Question 7
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what do volcanoes form when the subducted oceanic crust melts and rises?
Answer
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island arc
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tectonic plate
Question 8
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which of these is the largest tectonic plate
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nazca plate
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juan de fuca plate
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pacific plate
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