Plate Tectonics Assessment

What is the lithosphere?

How is the continental crust different from the oceanic crust?

Continental crust is _____ than oceanic crust.

Explain how the plates of lithosphere move around.

_____ boundaries are where plates move away from each other.

_____ boundaries are where plates slide past each other.

_____ boundaries are where plates move towards each other.

What is the relation between volcanic activity and plate tectonics?

Explain why earthquakes occur at the margins of plate boundaries.

Name the type of boundary that produces volcanoes (e.g Mt. St. Helens) and earthquakes. BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE.