GEOG lab exam (labs 13, 14, & 18)

what tectonic plate boundary is caused by caused by compressional stress whereby plates are pushed towards each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

what tectonic plate boundary is caused by tensional stress whereby plates are pulled apart

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

what tectonic plate boundary is caused by caused by shear stress whereby plates slide past each other.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

other name for tectonic plates is _ plates

(a)  

the two main types of tectonic plates are

(a)  

oceanic crust is thinner and denser than the continental crust

• true

• false

the lithosphere is the rigid part of the upper mantle and the crust

• true

• false

other name for continental glaciers is _ glaciers

(a)  

other name for alpine glaciers is _ glaciers

(a)  

how much fresh water do the glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica hold?

• 50%

• 99%

• 68%

• 70%