Earth Science Chapter 8

The rift valley along a mid-ocean ridge marks

Which of the following is not a hypothesis about the cause of plate movements?

If two plates carrying continental crust share a convergent boundary, a likely result is that

Which is a reason why Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was not widely accepted?

Both collision boundaries and subduction boundaries are types of 

Which statement about Pangaea is true?

When two oceanic plates converge, the one that subducts is the one that

Which statement best describes Earth's lithospheric plates?

Minerals in igneous rocks can show the direction of Earth's

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of at least one type of plate boundary?

Strong evidence that two continents were once joined might include similarities in 

Only a portion of the North American craton is visible because 

Which of the following statements about a terrane is false?

With increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge, sea-floor rocks become

The shapes of which two continents' coastlines suggests that they had been joined at one time?

The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the locations of 

Which of the following statements about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is false?

The fracture zones that offset portions of mid-ocean ridges are what type of boundary?

Deep-sea sediments most likely contribute to continent growth by being

A chain of volcanoes commonly forms when