Exploring Oceanic Ridge System

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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?

  • Tectonic activity (correct)
  • Earthquake movement
  • Seafloor spreading
  • Oceanic ridge formation

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?

<p>The lithosphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate depth of the lithosphere below the earth's surface?

<p>60 miles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is fractured into sections?

<p>The lithosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process leads to the building of oceanic ridges?

<p>Tectonic activity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the layer of mantle below the lithosphere called?

<p>Asthenosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the tectonic plates move away from each other?

<p>A gap is created, and magma rises up through it (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the molten rock material that rises up through gaps between the tectonic plates?

<p>Magma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is formed as the magma continues to flow and solidify on the ocean floor?

<p>Mid-ocean Ridges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total length of the oceanic ridge system?

<p>50,000 miles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can parts of the oceanic ridge system be found?

<p>In every ocean (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that is similar to the formation of an oceanic ridge?

<p>The formation of a scab over a cut on your finger (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the oceanic ridge system in the Atlantic Ocean?

<p>It travels down the center of the Atlantic Ocean (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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