Ch. 9 Earth Science Test

New ocean crust is formed at ___

Earth's rigid outer layer, consisting of the crust and uppermost mantle is called the ___

What forms when one oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate?

One kind of evidence that supports Wegener's hypothesis is that ____

Wegener's continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents once joined together __

What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other 

The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's rigid outer shell is divided into ___

At a(n) ___ boundary, oceanic lithosphere plunges beneath an overriding continental plate

The type of plate boundary where plates move apart to create new seafloor is a(n) ____ boundary

Which of the following statements correctly describes the asthenosphere?

The Red Sea is theorized to be the site of a recently formed ___.

In the plate tectonic theory, a plate can be made up of ____

What type of boundary occurs where 2 plates move together, & one plate descends under the other

A(n) ___ occurs where 2 plates grind pass each other without creating or destroying lithosphere

The lithospheric plates move an average of ____

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ___.

What was the main reason Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was rejected?

Magnetic reversals ____

In the continental drift hypothesis, a supercontinent called _____ was proposed

What feature is labeled B in the figure?

At a transform fault boundary, _____.

Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at ___.

According to the theory of plate tectonics, ____.

What type of plate boundary is illustrated in the figure?

According to the property of paleomagnetism, _____.

What process is illustrated by the area labeled G in the figure

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____

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

What layer of Earth is labeled C in the figure?

The Hawaiian Islands were formed when the Pacific Plate moved over ____

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