QUIZ2

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