Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle

According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift,

What type of plate boundary is illustrated in Figure 9-2?

Volcanic island arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?

Which label best summarizes the trend represented by the arrow in the diagram?

Earth interior is warm than its surface layer, hot materials move toward surface in a process

This is the hot liquid layer of iron and nickel that is below the mantle

What layer of Earth is labeled E in Figure 8-2?

This is the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core

What was the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis was REJECTED?

A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a

Why do transform boundaries, like the San Andreas Fault, generally not produce volcanoes?

This is the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle

What layer of Earth is labeled C in Figure 8-2?

When two continental plates diverge, a _________ is formed.

What is D?

In which of the Earth’s Layers do convection currents occur?

What feature is labeled A in Figure 9-2?

What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?

Tectonic plates are blocks of

What is C?

The Himalaya Mountains in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by

In the context of the Ring of Fire, what is the primary relationship between subduction zones and earthquake occurrence?

Glacial deposits found in regions that are currently tropical serve as evidence for continental drift because they show

This is the plastic, upper part of the mantle

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

Deep ocean trenches are associated with

The “Ring of Fire” is best described as:

What process is illustrated by the area labeled D in Figure?

What is paleomagnetism?

What happens when two oceanic plates collide?

Earth’s inner core is solid because of

Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?

Convection currents in asthenosphere result in..

Continental volcanoes are associated with what type of plate boundary?

Which of the following results when divergence occurs between two oceanic plates?

This plate boundary occurs when two plates grind past each other without destroying/producing crust.

This is the solid center of the earth made of heavy metals

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called

What type of plate boundary is illustrated in Figure 9-1?

This part of Earth's interior generates the magnetic field