Geology Quiz 1

Why is an oceanic plate subducted by a continental plate?

• The oceanic plate is cooler
• The continental plate is thicker
• The oceanic plate is denser
• The continental plate is denser

Which feature does not form at a subduction boundary?

• A trench
• A rift
• Volcanoes
• Mountains

Name this boundary

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Sergent

Name the boundary

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• sergent

Name the boundary

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• sergent

Oceanic crust is.....

• Younger and less dense than continental crust
• Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
• older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
• Bigger and younger than continental crust

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangea

Created by a divergent boundary

• rocky mountain
• Mariana's Trench
• mid-Atlantic ridge
• volano

What type of boundary creates a new seafloor?

• convergent continental to continental
• convergent ocean to continental
• convergent ocean to ocean
• divergent 

Which of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• outer core
• oceanic crust