ASSESSMENT CARD 1

1.   Lithospheric plates float on top of the ______.

• SUBDUCTION

• MANTLE

• SLAB PULL

• RIDGE PUSH

• CONVECTION CURRENTS

2. The _______ inside earth is responsible for the movement of plates.

• SUBDUCTION

• MANTLE

• SLAB PULL

• RIDGE PUSH

• CONVECTION CURRENTS

3.   When tectonic plates collide resulting to the sinking of one plate below the other, _____ occurs.

• SUBDUCTION

• MANTLE

• SLAB PULL

• RIDGE PUSH

• CONVECTION CURRENTS

4.   _____is a mechanism that contributes to plates motion in which cool, dense oceanic crust  sinks into the mantle and pulls the trailing  lithosphere.

• SUBDUCTION

• MANTLE

• SLAB PULL

• RIDGE PUSH

• CONVECTION CURRENTS

5.   _____is a mechanism that may contribute to plate motion; It involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge under the pull of gravity.

• SUBDUCTION

• MANTLE

• SLAB PULL

• RIDGE PUSH

• CONVECTION CURRENTS

Which of the following statements best describes Lithospheric Plates?

• the lower and outer core

• all continents

• the ocean floors

• huge slabs of rocks that are in constant motion

Which of the following is not a Lithospheric Plate?

• Japan

• North America

• South Africa

• Eurasia

Which of the following is a mechanism of plate motion?

• Slab pull

• Convection current

• Slab push

• Ridge pull

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Plates?

• they move away from one another

• the move towards one another

• they slide past each other

• they just sit still

Which of the following best describes Convection currents?

• Motion of matter resulting from changes in temperature

• Motion of matter resulting from changes in collision

• Motion of matter resulting from changes in volume

• Motion of matter resulting from changes in pressure