Lithosphere 3

Who developed the plate tectonic theory?

• Marie Curie

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

When was the plate tectonic theory accepted by the scientific community?

• 1899

• 1912

• 1960

• 1857

What causes the movement of large plates in the lithosphere?

• Decaying radioactive material

• Convection heating

• Weight of subducting plates

• Upwelling magma

What are the three types of plate interactions?

• Convergent, divergent, and transform

• Intrusive, extrusive, and sedimentary

• Continental, oceanic, and core

• Metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary

What happens when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate?

• Magma rises and creates magma chambers

• Both plates buckle and fold

• The oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate

• New oceanic crust is formed

What type of plate boundary occurs when plates are moving away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Intrusive boundary

• Transform boundary

What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools?

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Core rock

What type of rock forms when precipitates of rocks are deposited and buried?

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Asthenosphere rock

What type of rock forms when chunks of rock are exposed to extreme heat, pressure, and/or mineral-rich fluid?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Crust rock

What is the San Andreas fault zone known for?

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Mountain formation

• Plate collisions