Look at the picture. Which statement is true?

A is the core, B is the mantle and C is the crust.

Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?

At a divergent boundary, plates separate.

How is the outer core of Earth different from the inner core?

outer core is liquid, inner core is solid

How are the properties of the lithosphere and asthenosphere different?

asthenosphere has convection currents, asthenosphere can move.

What can you infer from the figure?

Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.

What happens at a divergent tectonic plate boundary?

2 plates pull away from one another forming a mid-oceanridge

According to this map, where can you infer that mountains are being formed?

between the Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate

How are oceanic and continental crust different?

Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.

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Plate Tectonics Quiz

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1
Name one thing that commonly occurs along both convergent boundaries and transform boundaries.
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Mountains
Rift Valleys
2
Look at the picture. Which statement is true?
A is the core, B is the crust and C is the mantle.
A is the inner core, B is the outer core, C is the mantle
A is the core, B is the mantle and C is the crust.
A is the crust, B is the core, and C is the mantle.
3
Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?
At a convergent boundary, plates slide past each other.
At a transform boundary, plates move apart.
At a divergent boundary, one plate sinks under another plate
At a divergent boundary, plates separate.
4
Alfred Wegener proposed............
continental drift
continental rise
continental shelf
continental slope
5
How is the outer core of Earth different from the inner core?
outer core is liquid
outer core is solid
inner core is solid
inner core is liquid
6
In what units is the movement of tectonic plates measured?
centimeters/year
meters/week
kilometers/month
meters/day
7
Which of the following is a process that occurs at divergent boundaries?
formation of mid-ocean ridges
recycling of crustal material
magneticreversals
formation of continental crust
8
How are the properties of the lithosphere and asthenosphere different?
Crust is solid
Lithosphere has convection currents
asthenosphere has convection currents
asthenosphere can move.
9
What can you infer from the figure?
Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust.
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
10
What happens at a divergent tectonic plate boundary?
2 tectonic plates come together to form one plate.
2 tectonic plates move horizontally past one another.
2 tectonic plates collide and causing subduction
2 plates pull away from one another forming a mid-oceanridge
11
According to this map, where can you infer that mountains are being formed?
between the North America Plate and the Antarctic Plate
between the South American Plate and the African Plate
between the Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate
betweenthe Scotia Plate and the Pacific Plate
12
Which compositional layer of Earth is the thinnest?
mantle
outer core
crust
inner core
13
What compositional layer would you travel through in the exact center of Earth?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
14
When 2 plates move together.
converging
sea floor spreading
diverging
transform
15
How are oceanic and continental crust different?
Oceanic crust is thicker and denser than continental crust.
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
Oceanic crust is thicker and lighter than continental crust.
Oceanic crust is thinner and lighter than continental crust.
16
Which layer is the slow-flowing lower part of the mantle?
asthenosphere
mesosphere
core
lithosphere
17
What happens at a subduction boundary?
A transform boundary forms where the subduction occurs.
Sea-floorspreading occurs as the oceanic plate moves.
An ocean forms.
Volcanic mountain ranges form.

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