Plate Tectonics

Which tectonic plate is shown in this map?

• African

• Eurasian

• North American

• Pacific

What was Pangaea?

• The first animal lifeforms

• Fossils found in continental crust

• The processes of mountain building

• A supercontinent

Which of the following is not a processes causing tectonic plates to move?

• Slab-pull

• Ridge-push

• Mantle-drag

• Plate-shove

Which plate boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Conservative

• Collision

Which of the following facts about the lithosphere are true?

• It includes the crust and uppermost mantle

• The word means 'rocky'

• It is liquid and flows

• It is solid and brittle

Which of the following facts about the asthenosphere are true?

• It is ductile and pliable

• The word means 'very strong'

• It includes the upper mantle

• It is located beneath the lithosphere

Which of the following statements about oceanic crust are true?

• Thick, dense and young granite

• Thin, dense and young basalt

• Thin, less dense and young basalt

• Thick, dense and old granite

On which type of plate boundary are the Aleutian Islands formed?

• Divergent

• Convergent (oceanic-continental)

• Convergent (oceanic-oceanic)

• Conservative

What feature can be seen in this photograph?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Deep sea trench

• Volcanic island arc

• Rift valley

Which of the following terms matches correctly to the diagram?

• W = Volcanic island arc

• X = Fold Mountains

• Y = Convergence

• Z = Subduction