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11. Which of the following is a major tectonic plate? a. African Plate b. Arabian Plate C. Caribbean Plate d. Nazca Plate e. Philippine Sea Plate 12. Which plate boundaries are represented by collision zones? a. transform faults b. divergent plates c. subducted plates d. two continental plates e. oceanic-continental plate boundary 13. Coal deposits and coral reefs are common deposits in the tropics. What does it mean if old coal and coral reef deposits are found in Greenland and Antarctica? a. the old coal and coral reef deposits are man-made b. Greenland and Antarctica were once situated in the tropics c. coal and coral reefs can be commonly formed in polar environments d. Greenland and Antarctica have been in fixed locations all throughout Earth history e. the regions of Greenland and Antarctica as we find them now had experienced a tropical climate long time ago 14. What causes oceanic plates in subduction zones to move toward the trenches? a. tectonic earthquakes b. volcanic eruptions at the spreading ridges C. the magma chambers formed by melted lithosphere d. the compressional force exerted by the subducting plate e. the push generated by the spreading of the plates at the mid-oceanic ridges 15. Which areas are marked by trenches? a. areas where underwater volcanoes are formed b. areas where two oceanic plates spread apart C. areas where oceanic plates subduct d. areas where transform faults incise contimental plates

11. Which of the following is a major tectonic plate? a. African Plate b. Arabian Plate C. Caribbean Plate d. Nazca Plate e. Philippine Sea Plate 12. Which plate boundaries are represented by collision zones? a. transform faults b. divergent plates c. subducted plates d. two continental plates e. oceanic-continental plate boundary 13. Coal deposits and coral reefs are common deposits in the tropics. What does it mean if old coal and coral reef deposits are found in Greenland and Antarctica? a. the old coal and coral reef deposits are man-made b. Greenland and Antarctica were once situated in the tropics c. coal and coral reefs can be commonly formed in polar environments d. Greenland and Antarctica have been in fixed locations all throughout Earth history e. the regions of Greenland and Antarctica as we find them now had experienced a tropical climate long time ago 14. What causes oceanic plates in subduction zones to move toward the trenches? a. tectonic earthquakes b. volcanic eruptions at the spreading ridges C. the magma chambers formed by melted lithosphere d. the compressional force exerted by the subducting plate e. the push generated by the spreading of the plates at the mid-oceanic ridges 15. Which areas are marked by trenches? a. areas where underwater volcanoes are formed b. areas where two oceanic plates spread apart C. areas where oceanic plates subduct d. areas where transform faults incise contimental plates

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11. Which of the following is a major tectonic plate? a. African Plate b. Arabian Plate c. Caribbean Plate d. Nazca Plate e. Philippine Sea Plate 12. Which plate boundaries are represented by collision zones? a. transform faults b. divergent plates c. subducted plates d. two continental plates e. oceanic-continental plate boundary 13. Coal deposits and coral reefs are common deposits in the tropics. What does it mean if old coal and coral reef deposits are found in Greenland and Antarctica? a. the old coal and coral reef deposits are man-made b. Greenland and Antarctica were once situated in the tropics c. coal and coral reefs can be commonly formed in polar environments d. Greenland and Antarctica have been in fixed locations all throughout Earth history the regions of Greenland and Antarctica as we find them now had experienced a tropical climate long time ago 14. What causes oceanic plates in subduction zones to move toward the trenches? e. a. tectonic earthquakes b. volcanic eruptions at the spreading ridges c. the magma chambers formed by melted lithosphere d. the compressional force exerted by the subducting plate e. the push generated by the spreading of the plates at the mid-oceanic ridges 15. Which areas are marked by trenches? a. areas where underwater volcanoes are formed b. areas where two oceanic plates spread apart areas where oceanic plates subduct d. areas where transform faults incise contimental plates e. areas where continental plates move away from other continental plates C.
Transcribed Image Text:11. Which of the following is a major tectonic plate? a. African Plate b. Arabian Plate c. Caribbean Plate d. Nazca Plate e. Philippine Sea Plate 12. Which plate boundaries are represented by collision zones? a. transform faults b. divergent plates c. subducted plates d. two continental plates e. oceanic-continental plate boundary 13. Coal deposits and coral reefs are common deposits in the tropics. What does it mean if old coal and coral reef deposits are found in Greenland and Antarctica? a. the old coal and coral reef deposits are man-made b. Greenland and Antarctica were once situated in the tropics c. coal and coral reefs can be commonly formed in polar environments d. Greenland and Antarctica have been in fixed locations all throughout Earth history the regions of Greenland and Antarctica as we find them now had experienced a tropical climate long time ago 14. What causes oceanic plates in subduction zones to move toward the trenches? e. a. tectonic earthquakes b. volcanic eruptions at the spreading ridges c. the magma chambers formed by melted lithosphere d. the compressional force exerted by the subducting plate e. the push generated by the spreading of the plates at the mid-oceanic ridges 15. Which areas are marked by trenches? a. areas where underwater volcanoes are formed b. areas where two oceanic plates spread apart areas where oceanic plates subduct d. areas where transform faults incise contimental plates e. areas where continental plates move away from other continental plates C.
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