Unit 4 Plate Tectonics Test

Front

Movement of tectonic plates is caused by:

Back

Convection currents in the Asthenosphere.

Front

San Andreas Fault plate motion type?

Back

moving side-by-side

Front

Iceland hotspot plate boundary type?

Back

divergent

Front

Type of plate boundary associated with ocean ridges?

Back

divergent

Front

Easter Island Hot Spot Latitude?

Back

20° S

Front

Continental crust compared to oceanic crust:

Back

Thicker and less dense.

Front

Type of boundary shown in the diagram?

Back

Divergent

Front

Type of boundary shown in the diagram?

Back

Strike-Slip/Transform

Front

Driving force behind tectonic plate movement.

Back

Mantle convection currents

Front

Youngest rocks on Earth are found:

Back

Along mid-ocean ridges