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9. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Strong earthquakes What is most likely to happen at a fracture boundary? Valley formation Mountain formation Seafloor spreading 50/50 A CD B

10. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD have more convection currents Most major earthquakes in the U.S. occur in California and Alaska because these states… are on buried sand deposits are on a plate boundary are closer to the Pacific Ocean A CD B 50/50

11. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD In Hawaii Where are most volcanoes located? On the ocean floor In areas of frozen land Around California A CD B 50/50

12. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD A volcano ready to erupt What do seismographs detect? Ground movement as it occurs Changing convection currents Potential energy between plates A CD B 50/50

13. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Eastern coast of Africa If a scientist found a fossil on the eastern coast of South America, where else would these fossils need to be found to support continental drift? Northern coast of Africa Southern cost of Africa Western coast of Africa A CD B 50/50

14. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD valleys According to the theory of plate tectonics, what may form where plates move together? volcanoesmountains plateaus A CD B 50/50

15. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD 2 inches The North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate move away from each other about _______ each year. 2 centimeters2 feet 2 meters A CD B 50/50

16. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD An area of flat land with few trees Which of the following definitions best describes a plateau? A deep crack created by water erosion A low area of land between mountains An area of raised, flat land A CD B 50/50

17. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Very dense solid Earth’s outer core is a Combination of oxygen and other materials Very dense liquid Partly melted rock A CD B 50/50

18. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD They float on top of the lower mantle Where are Earth’s tectonics plates located? They float on top of the inner core They float between the crust and the upper mantle. They float just below the crust A CD B 50/50

19. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Conduction in the crust What force moves Earth’s tectonic plates? Convection in the crust Conduction in the mantle Convection in the mantle A CD B 50/50

20. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD crust Most of the Earth’s mass is in the inner coremantle outer core A CD B 50/50

21. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Earth’s crust and solid part of the mantle What makes up the lithosphere? Earth’s crust, mantle, and core Earth’s crust and the liquid part of the mantle Earth’s crust and mantle A CD B 50/50

22. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Pangea Ultima The large continent that was suggested by Alfred Wegener which split apart through continental drift was called PandemicPanda Pangaea A CD B 50/50

23. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Volcanoes and Earthquakes According to Plate Tectonics, most of these occur near plate boundaries Volcanoes Seafloor Spreading Earthquakes A CD B 50/50