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Chunky Tectonic Plates

Chunky Tectonic Plates. Or . . . Earth is really chunked up. The farther oceanic crust is from a mid-ocean ridge the _________ it is. older. The area of the U.S. that has frequent earthquakes is _____________. California or the West Coast or Alaska or Hawaii.

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Chunky Tectonic Plates

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  1. Chunky Tectonic Plates Or . . . Earth is really chunked up.

  2. The farther oceanic crust is from a mid-ocean ridge the _________ it is. older

  3. The area of the U.S. that has frequent earthquakes is _____________. California or the West Coast or Alaska or Hawaii

  4. 3 things happen or appear at plate boundaries. They are: Earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains

  5. Mid-ocean ridges are _________ plate boundaries. Divergent

  6. The Aleutian Trench is located at a __________ plate boundary. Convergent

  7. There are frequent earthquakes on the _______ coast of South America. West

  8. The driving force behind tectonic plate movement is mantle ________. Convection or convection currents

  9. Coal is found in NYS because 300 mya, NY was near _____________. The Equator

  10. One piece of evidence for plate tectonics is: continents fit together like a _________ Jig-saw puzzle

  11. The Canary Islands hot spot is in the __________ Plate. African

  12. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust? More dense

  13. The San Andreas Fault is between which two tectonic plates? Pacific Plate and North American Plate

  14. The circular arrows in the illustration are called __________________. Convection currents

  15. Which island is the oldest? Kauai

  16. The triangles on this map may represent ______. A) Earthquakes B) Mountain Ranges C) Volcanoes D) All of the above

  17. Which NY State location has the greatest risk of a major earthquake? Massena

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