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  • Which type of plate boundary is responsible for sea floor spreading?
    divergent
    transform
    strike-slip
    convergent
  • What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram below?
    Convergent
  • What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram below?
    Transform
  • What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram below?
    Convergent
  • True or false? Most scientists agree with Alfred Wegener when he first proposed the idea of continental drift.
    False
  • The Himalayan Mountain range was formed by which type of plate boundary?
    Convergent
  • At what type of plate boundary do tectonic plates slide past one another?
    transform
  • Which term is used to describe the upper portion of the mantle where convection currents occur?
    Asthenosphere
  • At what type of plate boundary is new crust created?
    divergent boundary
  • What geological event happens at a transform boundary?
    earthquake
  • Ocean trenches and volcanic mountains are two surface features commonly found at:
    Convergent plate boundaries.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed along which type of plate boundary?
    Divergent
  • The crust is made up of what type of solid rock?
    hard solid
  • What is the name of the theorized supercontinent that existed before the land masses started to break apart?
    Pangaea
  • The outermost shell of the earth is called the _____
    crust
  • What 3 major forms of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of Continental Drift?
    Landforms, Climate, Fossils
  • What process occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate because it is more dense?
    subduction
  • Which term is used to describe the continuous heating and cooling of magma within the mantle?
    convection currents
  • The upper part of the mantle is made up of what type of solid rock?
    soft solid
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