WorksheetsQUIZ2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the thickness of the lithosphere beneath continents?
300 km
200 km
100 km
50 km
What layer extends down to about 700 km depth?
Upper Mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart?
Transform Boundaries
Collision Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
Which example is associated with divergent boundaries?
Himalayas
Philippine Trench
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
San Andreas Fault
What happens at convergent boundaries?
Plates slide past each other
Plates remain stationary
Plates move toward each other
Plates move apart
What is formed when oceanic-continental plates collide?
Volcanic Arcs
Mountain Ranges
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Plateaus
Which example illustrates oceanic-continental subduction?
Himalayas
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Philippine Trench
San Andreas Fault
What is the result of continental-continental plate collision?
Oceanic Trenches
Mountain Ranges
Earthquakes
Volcanic Arcs
What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction Boundary
What is the movement rate of tectonic plates?
20-30 cm/year
10-20 cm/year
2-10 cm/year
1-2 cm/year
What is the primary characteristic of transform boundaries?
Plates sink
Plates slide past each other
Plates collide
Plates move apart
What is the lithosphere composed of?
Liquid magma
Semi-molten rock
Crust and Upper Mantle rocks
Gaseous materials
What geological feature is formed by oceanic-continental subduction?
Mountains
Trenches
Plateaus
Rift Valleys
What is the specific gravity of the inner core?
10
12
15
18
