Lithosphere A Review

Front

Compare the process that occurs at a mid-ocean ridge to the process that occurs at a deep ocean trench?

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New rock is being created at a mid-ocean ridge and old rock is being subducted at a deep ocean trench.

Front

Which liquid is the least dense? Options: oil, water, syrup, plastic bottle

Back

oil

Front

What is this landform? Options: mountain, glacier, mid-ocean ridge, volcanic island chain

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

At which type of boundary are mountains formed? Options: Convergent, Divergent, Subductive Zone, Transform

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Convergent

Front

At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur? Options: Transform, Convergent, Divergent, Subductive Zone

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Divergent

Front

The primary force responsible for plate tectonics is ___________ in the mantle.

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Convection

Front

A ________________ forms when the ground underneath the crust is softened or eroded, and then suddenly collapses.

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sinkhole

Front

Melted rock inside a volcano or near a volcano is known as....

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Magma

Front

How are new land forms on Earth made? Options: Slab pull and Ridge push, By movement of the inner core, By movement of the outer core

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Slab pull and Ridge push