Tectonic Plate Movement and Igneous Rock Formation Quiz

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What type of rocks form from the cooling and solidifying of magma?

Igneous rocks

Which tectonic plate movement is responsible for the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Diverging

What happens when tectonic plates converge?

Creation of subduction zones

What is the result of the subducting tectonic plate being pushed into the hotter, deeper layers of the earth?

<p>Formation of igneous rocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is much of the Ring of Fire found?

<p>Borders of the Pacific Ocean</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of rocks form from the cooling and solidifying of magma due to tectonic plate movements?

<p>Igneous rocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge primarily formed due to the movement of tectonic plates?

<p>Diverging tectonic plates</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when tectonic plates converge?

<p>Subduction zone is created</p> Signup and view all the answers

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