Plate Tectonics

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major layers of the Earth?

How do we know about the core of the earth?

How thick is the Earth's crust approximately?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of rocks that make up the Earth's lithosphere?

What is the name of the boundary that separates the Earth's crust from the molten mantle beneath?

Which two things contribute to the plasticity of the rock in the mantle?

Which of the following statements about the Earth's core is/are correct?

The layer of the earth where convection currents happen and move plates is known as the?

Convection currents occur due to...

What is the process called when a denser oceanic plate moves beneath a continental plate?

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates due to convection currents?

Convergent plate boundaries occur when crustal plates...

This type of plate boundary has the worlds most dangerous volcanoes either on land or in the water. These volcanoes are fed from the melting subducting plate. What type of plate boundary?

Which of the following features can form at a convergent plate boundary?

What forms when oceanic plates move apart from each other (diverge)?

Divergent plate boundaries can be defined as areas where plates

Choose all the features that can be formed at TRANSFORM boundaries.

Which of the following are possible effects of earthquakes?

The bending of rock layers due to stress.

Which kind of mountains are formed by faults or breaks in the rock that causes some rock to lift above others to form mountains.

What is the "Ring of Fire" known for?