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Mechanics Of Plate Tectonics
Test Description: This review will reinforce the actions that occur between two tectonic plates as they move in all different directions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How far do tectonic plates in the lithosphere move each year?
A
5m
B
5mm
C
5km
D
5cm
2) What type of boundary is it when two adjacent tectonic plates move away from each other?
A
strike-slip
B
convergent
C
divergent
D
transform fault
3) What type of boundary is it when two adjacent tectonic plates move toward each other?
A
strike-slip
B
divergent
C
transform fault
D
convergent
4) What type of boundary is it when two adjacent tectonic plates grind past each other in opposite directions?
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
strike-slip
D
transform fault
5) When a tectonic plate made of oceanic crust moves under a tectonic plate made of continental crust which geologic feature forms?
A
mountain
B
island chain
C
trench
D
volcanic arc
6) When a tectonic plate made of continental crust collides with another tectonic plate made of continental crust which geologic feature forms?
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
mountain
C
island arc
D
trench
7) what type of zone is it where a tectonic plate made of oceanic crust moves under a tectonic plate made of continental crust?
A
fault-block
B
subduction
C
shock
D
expansion
8) Newly formed land consisting of an arch-shaped island chain is called a(n):
A
seamount
B
lagoon
C
plateau
D
volcanic island arch
9) Describe the plate boundary that exists between India and Asia where an earthquake just occurred in the highest mountains on Earth?
A
one plate was thrust upward, higher than the adjacent plate
B
two plates that collided long ago and continue to press against one another
C
two adjacent plates grinding past each other in opposite directions
D
two plates moving in opposite directions forming a mid-ocean ridge
10) What type of currents within the Earth are thought to be responsible for the movement of the lithospheric tectonic plates?
A
fracturing
B
conduction
C
convection
D
molten
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