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New ocean floor ,mountains, earthquake and volcanic actions occur when an ocean plate spread apart
(a)
Which scientist is credited with proposing the ideas that led to the development of the plate tectonics theory?
Abert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Boundary where plate come together(ex: alps)
(a)
What is the earth's liquid layer?
(a)
Volcanic island arcs, trenches & earthquakes occur when older ocean plate subduct under a younger ocean plate
continent-continent
Ocean-Plate
Ocean-Plate continent
occur where two plates slide alongside each other. Earthquakes occur in these areas (Ex: San Andreas Fault in California)
(a)
what kind of plate boundary is in the photo?
divergent
transform
convergent
Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass. What is the landmass called?
Europa
Pangaea Ultima
Jurassic
Pangaea
convergent
divergent
strike-slip
when two continental plates are shoved together
spreading
transforming fault
collision
subduction
Oceanic-Continental Convergence:
The oceanic crust will subduct under continental crust give an example formation
(a)
Example of Divergent except
Great rift Valleys
alps
Mic ocean ridges
what do you call in the picture?
(a)
A mid-ocean chain of undersea mountains that circle the earth like seam of a baseball
(a)
A divergent boundary is when the two plates collided which each other
true
false
____ is the study of magnetism in ancient rocks.
Seafloor
Subduction
Paleogmagnetism
A divergent boundary is also called destructive boundaries
true
false
Which color is the ridge in the photo
(a)
What is Hotspot?
Wifi hot spot
magma rises us from the earth mantle
magma rises from volcano
when magma erupts in the surface
Hot Molten rock deep below the earth's suface
(a)
Plate movement when two plates move towards each other
(a)
A convergent boundary is also called Destructive Bounday
true
false
The motion of divergent is subduction
true
false
Transform boundary is also called Conservative Boundaries
true
False
A mountain Ranges is a example of
Continent-Continent
Continent-oceanic
Ocean-ocean
A Boundary where two plattes slide along side each other is called strike slip
False
true
Aside from volcanic arc, RIdges will be formed when oceanic and continental crust collide each other.
false
true
maybe
i guess
Huge rock slabs that form the earth's crust
(a)
A measure of degree of earthquake shaking at a given locale based on the amount of damage is called?
Intensity
Magnitude
The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
(a)
The bottom of the deep ocean below the continental shelf, usually deeper than 13,000 feet (4,000 meters)
(a)
Plate movement when two plates move away from each other
(a)
the sinking of the earth's crust eventually causes older islandsto sink below sea level
True
False
example of sea floor spreading
(a)
Hot spot place where magma rises up from the earth's mantle towards the surface
truuuu
folsss
One hypothesis is that large trenches within the mantle move the plates
true
false
A mid-Atlantic ridge is a mid ocean ridge located along the floor of atlantic ocean
tru
true
pols
false
Boundary where plates come together
divergent
convergent
transfrom
Conservative
What is the meaning of S=P
(a)
THe earth's crust found underneath the ocean
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
The rigid outer layer of the earth broken up into tectonic plates.
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
asthenosphere
The area where one plate is beiong pulled under the edge of another
(a)
A steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
(a)
A arc-shaped chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone
(a)
The earth's crust that makes up continents
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
A high, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the earth's surface with steep or sloping sides
(a)
It's the earth outermost and thinnest layer
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
Inner core
A hot, Semiliquid zone on which tectnic plates float
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Which of the following geologic events can occur at a transform boundary
Earthquake
Rift Formation
Mountain Formation
Volcanic erruption
The outer core is the only liquid layer of the earth, a sea of mostly iron and nickel
Crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
What is not divergent boundaries
Rift valley
Mountain Formation
Seafloor spreading
Volcano Formation
What kind of plate boundary run across iceland
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Nordic
What type of crust is found under the oceans
Oceanic crust
Continental Crust
None of thr above
Geologic Crust
225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass. What is the landmass called?
Europa
Pangaea
pangaea ultima
Jurassic
The border between teo techtonic plates
(a)
Which of the earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates?
Asthenosphere
crust
Lithosphere
Outer crust
The area where onee plate is being pulled under the edge of another
Continental Crust
Subduction Zone
Volcanic
Trench
A huge ocean waves is called
(a)
A deep valley that forms where an oceanic plate collided with continental plate
(a)
It forms under the ocean where plates are spreading apart
(a)
guess AHHAHAAHA
true
tru
false
pols
example of continent-continent
(a)
