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What is the Ring of Fire?
What is the Ring of Fire?
- A mythical ring that controls the Earth's crust movements
- An area in the Pacific Ocean basin known for earthquakes and volcanoes (correct)
- A molten ring of magma beneath the Earth's surface
- A region where tectonic plates collide, causing mountains to form
What is the Earth's outermost layer called?
What is the Earth's outermost layer called?
- Mantle
- Core
- Crust (correct)
- Lithosphere
What happens at convergent boundaries?
What happens at convergent boundaries?
- Plates remain stationary and unaffected
- Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes
- Plates collide, causing mountains and volcanoes (correct)
- Plates move apart, creating new crust
What is the driving force behind plate motion called?
What is the driving force behind plate motion called?
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What is the layer between the crust and the core called?
What is the layer between the crust and the core called?
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Which of the following best describes the process of ridge push?
Which of the following best describes the process of ridge push?
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What is the primary driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?
What is the primary driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?
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At what type of tectonic boundary do plates move apart, creating new oceanic crust?
At what type of tectonic boundary do plates move apart, creating new oceanic crust?
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Which of the following best describes the lithosphere?
Which of the following best describes the lithosphere?
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What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?
What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?
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