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GRADE 10 INTRO

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  • The movement of plates causes both slow and sudden changes on Earth.
    TRUE
  • Tectonic plates only move during earthquakes.
    FALSE (They are always slowly moving)
  • Tectonic plates float on the asthenosphere.
    TRUE
  • Trenches form at convergent boundaries where subduction occurs.
    TRUE
  • Plate tectonics explains the movement of continents.
    TRUE
  • Volcanoes are never found at convergent boundaries.
    FALSE (They often form at convergent boundaries)
  • Convergent boundaries can create mountain ranges.
    TRUE
  • The Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates.
    TRUE
  • Hotspots are located only at plate boundaries.
    FALSE (They can occur within a plate)
  • Volcanic island arcs are found at divergent boundaries.
    FALSE (They form at oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries)
  • The Himalayas were formed by a divergent boundary.
    FALSE (They were formed by a convergent boundary)
  • New crust is created at divergent boundaries.
    TRUE
  • A subduction zone is where one tectonic plate slides under another.
    TRUE
  • Transform boundaries are where plates slide past each other.
    TRUE
  • Mid-ocean ridges are formed at divergent plate boundaries.
    TRUE
  • Earthquakes are common along transform boundaries.
    TRUE
  • Continental and oceanic crust have the same density.
    False (Oceanic crust is denser)
  • The San Andreas Fault is an example of a divergent boundary.
    FALSE (It’s a transform boundary)
  • Earth’s plates move at the speed of several meters per year.
    FALSE (They move only a few centimeters per year)
  • Convergent boundaries occur when plates move away from each other.
    FALSE (They move toward each other)
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