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Plate tectonics and mountain building
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1
Divergent Plate Boundaries are associated with which of the following rock types;
Andesite / Granite
Metamorphic / Sedimentary
Rhyolite / Andesite
Basalt / Gabbro
2
An example of a divergent plate boundary on land is;
Hawaii
Any island arc
India
Iceland
3
Folding and Faulting occur on the following scales
centimetres to metres
Any scale
metres to kilometres
kilometres to 10's kilometres
4
Where does water mixed with the surrounding asthenoshpere produce mafic-rich magmas
Divergent boundaries
Oceanic-oceanic subduction zones
Hot spots
Mid-oceanic ridges
5
In the Himalayas range of mountains we expect to find
Folds and faults without volcanoes
Volcanoes and folds only
Volcanoes, folds and faults
volcanoes
6
In the Andes range of mountains we expect to find
Volcanoes, folds and faults
Folds and faults without volcanoes
Volcanoes and folds only
volcanoes
7
The
scientific
term for mountain building is
Orageny
Orajeny
Orogeny
Orojeny
8
How thick are Oceanic crust and Continental crust ?
0 - 40km and 0 - 150km
0 - 10km and 0 - 75km
0 - 100km and 0 - 750km
0 - 10km and 0 - 750km
9
When hot spots form under ocean crust, features formed include;
Granite plutons
Felsic lava volcanoes
Island arcs
Mafic larva volcanoes
10
Which of the following is NOT a hypothesis to explain plate motion
Slab Pull
Basal Drag
Seafloor Compression
Ridge Push
11
When faults occur, crustal extension is associated with;
Thrust Faults
Transverse Faults
Normal Faults
Reverse Faults
12
An accrection wedge is a feature of
mid-oceanic ridges
divergent plate boundaries
convergent plate boundaries
fold mountains