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Tectonic Plates
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Sunlight and moon gravity
Earth's magnetic field
Rain and weather conditions
Gravitational forces, temperature differences, and rotation of Earth
Which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates form?
Troposphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
What geological process occurs where two plates are moving towards each other?
Passive Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
What typically forms at tectonic divergent boundaries?
Lakes and rivers
Trenches
Mountain ranges
Mid-oceanic ridges and rift valleys
Where is Earth's largest tectonic plate located?
Indian-Australian plate
Pacific plate
North American plate
Antarctic plate
What geological feature typically forms in Convergent Boundaries?
Mountains and Trenches
Plains
Deserts
Lakes
What is the theory that describes the large-scale motion of seven large plates?
Gaia theory
Tectonic plate theory
Continental drift theory
Plate tectonics theory
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