Diastrophism and Tectonic Plate Theory

The term DIASTROPHISM originated from what two greek words

• Diastrophē and Diatrophy

• Diastrophē and Diastrephein

• Diatrophy and Diastrophile

• Diastrephein and Diatrophy

Which of the following is not related to DIASTROPHISM?

• Is the movement of rock masses of the earth’s crust that causes its deformation.

• Also called tectonism, is the large-scale deformation of the earth’s crust by natural processes.

• The movement may be strong and sudden that we feel the shaking of the Earth’s surface, we call this earthquake.

• None of the above

Among the two categories of diastrophism, which refers to mountain-building event, generally one that occurs in geosynclinal areas?

• epeirogeny

• pesthasis

• orogeny

• olymphology

Which occurs when a part of the crust crumples, bends upward and downward?

• faulting

• folding

• subsidence

• uplift

Which fault occurs when the blocks move horizontally past to each other?

• Lateral Fault

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Thrust Fault

Which value represents the pressure exerted by Earth's atmosphere at sea level?

• faulting

• subsidence

• overthrust fault

• trenching

Which of the following is not true according to the theory of plate tectonics?

• The plates are constantly in motion.

• All of our land and water sit on these plates.

• Plates are like hallow surface of the Earth’s shell or lithosphere.

• Earth’s plates move around the planet’s surface at the rate of a few centimeters every year.

Which occur when plates move towards one another?

• Convergent plate

• Divergent plate

• Transform plate

• Uniting plate

What type of plate boundary being shown in the picture?

• Convergent plate

• Divergent plate

• Transform plate

• Uniting plate

An extensive area of flat upland usually bounded by an escarpment on all sides but sometimes enclosed by mountains.

• Continental Rifting

• Cratons

• Mountaining

• Plateau