GEO 01 Reviewer 1

• How does a subduction zone form?

• It forms at transform boundaries

• when an ocean plate sinks below a continental plate creating a mountain range

• when an ocean plate sinks below a continental plate creating a trench and usually volcanoes

• when an ocean plate sinks below a continental plate creating a mid-ocean ridge and rift valley

Which type of boundary is known for causing big earthquakes?

• CONVERGENT

• DIVERGENT

• TRANSFORM

• SUBDUCTION

Continental crust and continental crust come toward each other at a convergent plate boundary. This will likely form...

• mid-ocean ridge

• mountains

• rift valley

• volcano

Oceanic crust (sea floor) is destroyed at this boundary.

• CONVERGENT-CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

• OCEANIC-OCEANIC PLATE BOUNDARY

• OCEANIC-CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

• DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

What type of tectonic plate boundary is associated with the formation of a rift valley?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Strike Slip

What is the most common mineral found in the Earth's crust?

• Halide

• Sulfide

• Silicate

• Carbonate

What are the criteria for a material to be classified as a Mineral?

• It must have a crystalline structure

• It must be solid at room temperature

• It must be naturally occurring

• All of the choices are correct

Which is an example of a native element?

• Quartz

• Halite

• Calcite

• Graphite

The oceanic crust usually subduct beneath the continental crust when they collide because it is

• denser than continental crust

• less dense than continental crust

• thicker than continental crust

• thinner than continental crust

What are small, planet-like bodies?

• Comets

• Meteors

• Asteroids

• Planetesimals