Plate Tectonics

The composition of Earth's crust is best described as

• dense and smooth

• thin and solid

• liquid and hot

• soft and flexible

Which of the following boundaries pulls apart into two?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

What type of boundary is X?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

What type of plate boundary is Y?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

Which type of convergent boundary is Y?

• continental - continental

• oceanic - oceanic

• oceanic - continental

• subduction

Which plate is subducting?

• A

• B

• C

• Z

Which plate is continental crust?

• A

• B

• C

• Z

Which letter represents the mantle?

• X

• A

• C

• Z

Which of the following pictures represents a transform boundary?

• A

• B

• C

• none of the above

What type of events will happen at transform boundaries?

• earthquakes

• volcanic island formation

• mountain formation

• trench or rift valley formation