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What is the lithosphere composed of?
What is the lithosphere composed of?
- Only the crust
- Only the mantle
- The atmosphere and the asthenosphere
- The crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle (correct)
What is the result of the movement of tectonic plates at divergent boundaries?
What is the result of the movement of tectonic plates at divergent boundaries?
- The formation of mid-ocean trenches
- The formation of new crust (correct)
- The formation of mountain ranges
- The formation of earthquakes
What is the name of the plate where the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate are moving apart?
What is the name of the plate where the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate are moving apart?
- The Eurasian Plate
- The North American Plate
- The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (correct)
- The Indo-Australian Plate
What is the name of the plate boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other?
What is the name of the plate boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other?
What is the layer of the Earth's structure beneath the lithosphere?
What is the layer of the Earth's structure beneath the lithosphere?
How many main types of plate boundaries are there?
How many main types of plate boundaries are there?
What occurs when an oceanic plate is forced beneath a continental plate or another oceanic plate?
What occurs when an oceanic plate is forced beneath a continental plate or another oceanic plate?
What type of geological phenomenon results from the movement of tectonic plates along faults?
What type of geological phenomenon results from the movement of tectonic plates along faults?
What is the name of the plate boundary where the Pacific Plate is subducting beneath several other plates?
What is the name of the plate boundary where the Pacific Plate is subducting beneath several other plates?
What type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal movement resulting in earthquakes?
What type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal movement resulting in earthquakes?
What type of geological phenomenon occurs at convergent boundaries through the collision and uplift of crustal material?
What type of geological phenomenon occurs at convergent boundaries through the collision and uplift of crustal material?
What is the name of the fault where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are sliding past each other?
What is the name of the fault where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are sliding past each other?
