Lithosphere practice quiz

Which type of plate boundary produces geographic features such as mountains, and volcanic arcs? 

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• ocean trench

  Which type of plate boundary involves two tectonic plates “sliding” past one another?

• convergent
• divergent
• transform
• ocean trench

What will happen when an oceanic crust and a continental crust converge on one another?  

•  The basaltic oceanic crust is much denser than the continental crust, forcing the continental crust above the oceanic crust
• The continental crust is much denser than the oceanic crust, forcing the oceanic crust above the continental crust
• The continental crust and the oceanic crust will collide and stop moving
• The oceanic crust will melt the continental crust

What kind of plate boundary forms new sea floor and a mid ocean ridge?

• oceanic oceanic convergent
• continental continental convergent
• continental oceanic divergent
• oceanic oceanic divergent

__________ waves produce the most earthquake destruction

• primary
• secondary
• surface
• tsunami

 What causes plate tectonics?

• ridge push
• slab pull
• convection currents
• all of these are the cause of plate tectonics

This map shows the earthquake activity in North Carolina over the past two decades, based on the information, which section of North Carolina is most likely to experience an earthquake?

• piedmont
• mountains
• outer coastal plain
• inner coastal plain

What kind of fault is associated with a divergent boundary?

•  normal
• reverse
• strike slip
• all of these are correct

How many seismograph stations do scientists need to determine the epicenter of an earthquake?

• one
• two
• three
• four

What do geologists call the earth’s crust and upper mantle?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• atmosphere