Plate Tectonics

The outermost layer of the Earth is the...

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Which of the following is NOT a compositional layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Asthenosphere

Which of the following statements about Oceanic Crust is TRUE?

• Mostly felsic rocks

• Less dense than continental crust

• Thicker than continental crust

• Basaltic in composition

Which of the following statements about continental crust is FALSE?

• Mostly mafic rocks

• Thicker than oceanic crust

• Floats higher in the Asthenosphere

• Granitic in composition

Which plate boundary is pictured

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plate boundary is pictured

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plate boundary is pictured?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of which type of plate boundary?

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent

• Transform

• Oceanic- Continental Convergent

The Andes Mountains on the Western coast of South America are an example of...

• Oceanic- Oceanic Convergence

• Continental- Continental Convergence

• Oceanic- Continental Convergence

• Divergent Boundary

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The Himalayan Mountains are an example of...

• Oceanic- Continental Convergence

• Continental- Continental Convergence

• Oceanic- Oceanic Convergence

• Transform Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2