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What would be revealed if all the water from the ocean basins were drained?
What would be revealed if all the water from the ocean basins were drained?
- A flat ocean floor
- A continuous mountain chain (correct)
- Underwater volcanoes
- Deep trenches and canyons
What is the term for the deformation of the earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates?
What is the term for the deformation of the earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates?
- Tectonic activity (correct)
- Earthquake movement
- Seafloor spreading
- Oceanic ridge formation
What layer of the earth is beneath the crust?
What layer of the earth is beneath the crust?
- The upper mantle
- The mantle (correct)
- The lithosphere
- The core
What is the outermost shell of the earth?
What is the outermost shell of the earth?
What is the approximate depth of the lithosphere below the earth's surface?
What is the approximate depth of the lithosphere below the earth's surface?
What is fractured into sections?
What is fractured into sections?
What process leads to the building of oceanic ridges?
What process leads to the building of oceanic ridges?
What is the layer of mantle below the lithosphere called?
What is the layer of mantle below the lithosphere called?
What happens when the tectonic plates move away from each other?
What happens when the tectonic plates move away from each other?
What is the molten rock material that rises up through gaps between the tectonic plates?
What is the molten rock material that rises up through gaps between the tectonic plates?
What is formed as the magma continues to flow and solidify on the ocean floor?
What is formed as the magma continues to flow and solidify on the ocean floor?
What is the total length of the oceanic ridge system?
What is the total length of the oceanic ridge system?
Where can parts of the oceanic ridge system be found?
Where can parts of the oceanic ridge system be found?
What is the process that is similar to the formation of an oceanic ridge?
What is the process that is similar to the formation of an oceanic ridge?
What is the shape of the oceanic ridge system in the Atlantic Ocean?
What is the shape of the oceanic ridge system in the Atlantic Ocean?
