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Grade 7 Tectonics
The very slow movement of the continents is called
  1. continental drift.
  2. biogeography.
  3. dispersal.
  4. distribution.
Grade 7 Tectonics
When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate, what is usually formed?
  1. continental drift
  2. seafloor spreading
  3. subduction zone
  4. mountain range
  5. all of the above
Grade 7 Tectonics
What is the action of one plate moving underneath the other called?
  1. focus
  2. divergent boundary
  3. subduction
  4. shearing
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which seismic waves do the greatest damage?
  1. Surface waves
  2. S waves
  3. P waves
  4. Body waves
Grade 7 Tectonics
Grade 7 Tectonics
Divergent plate motion creates what type of major fault?
  1. Strike slip fault
  2. Reverse fault
  3. Normal fault
Grade 7 Tectonics
Convergent plate motion creates what type of major fault?
  1. Strike slip fault
  2. Reverse fault
  3. Normal fault
Grade 7 Tectonics
Transform plate motion creates what type of major fault?
  1. Strike slip fault
  2. Reverse fault
  3. Normal fault
Grade 7 Tectonics
Grade 7 Tectonics
What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?
  1. convergent
  2. horizontal
  3. divergent
  4. transform
Grade 7 Tectonics
Grade 7 Tectonics
Which wave below is the fastest?
  1. primary wave
  2. secondary wave
  3. surface wave
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