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The massive continent size slabs of crust which grindand move against each other are called: Earthquakes Tectonic plates Titanium plates of rock Crusty crab slabs Tectonic plates move in 3 ways, or directions. They are: Up, down and in circles Together, apart and past each other Fast, slow, or not at all diagonal, down, up The movement of tectonic plates can produce: volcanoes, lava pools, eruptions hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis flooding, drought, and storms Scientists have a theory that at one time all the continents were together in one large landmass. This landmass is called: The Uni-Continent Jurassic continent Super Size Plates Pangaea 4 5 6 7 Which of the following tectonicplates is the Indo-Australianplate? 1 2 3 4 Which of the following tectonicplates is the South Americanplate? The scientist who developed the theory of continental drift in 1912 was: Albert Warner Andy Williams Alfred Wegener Albert Einstein 1 2 3 4 Which of the following tectonicplates is the Pacific plate? When plates move apart and form big cracks (ridges)on the ocean floor, it is called a: Transform Boundary Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Oceanic Boundary What kind of boundary is the San Andreas fault in California? Convergent Boundary California Boundary Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary |