Plate tectonics

There are three ways plates can move

What type of margin does this diagram show?

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

• Oceanic

• Continental

• Both

• None of the above

The San Andréa fault in California is one example of a...

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• All of the above

What is the point on the earths surface directly above the point of origin of the earthquake?

• Focus
• Epicentre

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

• the oceanic crust is melting.

• the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

• volcanic islands are forming.

• the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

• fast and in stages

• slow and in stages

• fast and constant

• slow and constant

The idea that the continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved is

• Transform

• Continental Drift

• Tectonic Plates

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

• fast and in stages

• slow and in stages

• fast and constant

• slow and constant