Plate Tectonics

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• fault line

What type of evidence comes from rock samples drilled from deep inside the Earth?

• Indirect evidence

• Direct evidence

• Theoretical evidence

• Surface evidence

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates?

• Plate tectonics

• Continental drift

• Seafloor spreading

• Subduction zones

What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossil distribution, rock formations, and ocean floor mapping.

• The age of the Earth and the fossil record.

• The presence of volcanoes and earthquakes only.

• The arrangement of continents and climate changes.

What is the layer of the Earth located below the lithosphere?

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• hydrosphere

What is the significance of the mid-ocean ridge in plate tectonics?

• It is a convergent boundary where tectonic plates collide.

• It is a divergent boundary where new oceanic crust is created.

• It is a transform boundary where plates slide past each other.

• It is a boundary that has no tectonic activity.

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains or deep ocean trenches

• Plateaus

• Rift valleys

What is the uppermost part of the mantle and the bottom layer of the crust called?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Crust

What is the boundary called where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed?

• Plate tectonics

• Subduction

• Sea floor spreading

• Continental drift