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Plate Tectonics 2
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GCSE and A Level Geology
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1
The two minerals that make up the vast majority of oceanic crust
Quartz and Olivine
Feldspar and Augite
Feldspar and Mica
Augite and Mica
2
Which one of the following
is
associated with a mid ocean ridge?
Basaltic Pillow Lavas
A Deep Trench
Subduction of Oceanic Lithosphere
Deep Focus Earthquakes
3
Which one of the following is not associated with a convergent oceanic-oceanic plate margin?
Andesitic Volcanoes
Subduction Zone
Granite Intrusion
Volcanic Island Arc
4
How many minor tectonic plates make up part of the Earth's lithosphere?
8
14
17
11
5
Which one of the following statements cannot be applied to Iceland?
It is located on a Spreading Ridge
A Rift Valley runs through the centre of it
An Ocean Trench runs through it
It is less than 10 million years old
6
Which of the following has been formed by continental collision at a convergent plate margin?
The Rockies
The Andes
The Pennines
The Himalayas
7
The average composition of continental crust is the same as the rock ............
Granite
Basalt
Chalk
Sandstone
8
How many major tectonic plates make up the Earth's lithosphere?
13
5
9
7
9
The average thickness of oceanic crust
137 km
7 km
37 km
70 km
10
Which one of the following began to form around 30 million years ago?
The Dead Sea
The Black Sea
The Irish Sea
The Red Sea
11
Process of magma formation at divergent (constructive) plate margins
Crustal Compression
Water Released from Subducting Plate
Mantle Decompression
Assimilation of Xenoliths
12
Which one of the following statements does
NOT
apply to the lithosphere
It is a rigid/brittle layer
Average thickness of 7 km
Comprises the crust and upper mantle
It is twice as thick under mountain ranges
13
Which one of the following would you not associate with divergent plate boundaries?
Shallow Focus Earthquakes
Thick layer of sediment on the sea bed
Magnetic stripes in the rocks of the sea floor
Basaltic volcanoes
14
Which one of the following islands cannot be linked to processes operating at plate margins?
Japan
Hawaii
Iceland
Montserrat
15
The name given to the zone of inclined earthquake foci at convergent plate margins
Benioff Zone
Bangerbad Zone
Benderoff Zone
Behemoth Zone
16
Which one of the following statements does
NOT
apply to the mantle?
It is part of the lithosphere and asthenosphere
It is liquid
It can flow over a long time period
It is the layer beneath the crust
17
Which one of the following is not one of the major tectonic plates?
African Plate
Eurasian Plate
Caribbean Plate
Antarctic Plate
18
The average thickness of continental crust
35 km
23 km
75 km
7 km
19
Which one of the following statements does not apply to the Asthenosphere?
It is part of the Upper Mantle
The top of it is 800 C
It is plastic/ductile
It is hot and weak
20
Which one of the following would you
NOT
associate with a Conservative Plate Margin?
Transform Faults
An absence of Volcanic activity
Subduction Zone
Shallow Focus Earthquakes
