Chapter 9 Earth's Processes

The lithosphere is composed of what ?

• Crust and troposphere

• Karmen line

• Mantle and crust

• Mantle and outer core

Which part of the ocean floor is represented by the letter F?

• Abyssal plain

• Trench

• Volcanic island

• Seamount

The Earth’s crust is generally between, (not the Lithosphere which it is only a part of ) ....

• 1 - 4 miles

• 6,000 - 20,000 m

• 10,000 leagues

• 15 to 20 miles

What type of plates boundaries move away from each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What kind of plate boundaries collide into one another?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

Which part of the ocean floor is B referring to?

• Ocean ridge

• Volcanic island

• Seamount

• Continent

Which type of boundary causes mountains to form?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Titanic

The word METAMORPHOSIS means ...

• To multiply

• Subduction

• To change

• Become brittle

What kind of plate boundaries relieve pressure as they slide past each another?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

Rocks are made up of at least ______ minerals.

• 1

• 2

• 16

• 5,000