Lithosphere and Tectonic Plates
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What is the layer of the Earth mainly involved in tectonic activities?

  • Upper mantle
  • Mantle
  • Lithosphere (correct)
  • Crust

    • What geological phenomena can result from interactions at convergent boundaries?

  • Development of transform faults
  • Creation of mid-ocean ridges
  • Formation of rift valleys
  • Subduction zones and volcanic arcs (correct)

    • What results from the movement at divergent boundaries?

  • Formation of mountain ranges
  • Formation of new oceanic crust (correct)
  • Creation of rift valleys
  • Creation of deep ocean trenches

    • What are the minor plates within the lithosphere?

    <p>Arabian, Indian, Philippine, Juan de Fuca</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for the continuous reshaping and formation of Earth's crust?

    <p>Divergent boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What geological feature can be created by the stretching and thinning of the crust at divergent plate boundaries?

    <p>Rift valleys</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tectonic boundary is responsible for the creation of new oceanic crust?

    <p>Divergent Tectonic Boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the layer of the Earth mainly involved in tectonic activities?

    <p>Lithosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature characterizes convergent plate boundaries?

    <p>Plates collide or come together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for the continuous reshaping and formation of Earth's crust?

    <p>Divergent plate boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

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