45 Questions
Which type of seismic wave is not transmitted through liquid media?
S-waves
What is the mechanical boundary between the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere called?
LAB
What is the chemical boundary between the Crust and the Mantle called?
Moho
Which layer of the Earth is the weaker region of the upper mantle that deforms by viscous flow?
Asthenosphere
What is the composition of the oceanic crust?
Basaltic rocks
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
Convection of the mantle
Which type of rock undergoes textural and mineralogical changes as it is deformed, pressurized, and heated?
Metamorphic rock
What are the three basic types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, and Transform
Where do transform plate boundaries occur?
Where plates slide past each other
Which type of plate boundary occurs where plates pull apart and faults and earthquakes occur?
Divergent
What type of rock is typically produced at divergent plate boundaries?
Basalt
What type of plate boundary occurs where plates collide and the downgoing oceanic plate is subducted into the mantle?
Convergent
What is the main cause of the formation of mountain belts in convergent continental plate boundaries?
Continental collision
Which type of plate boundary occurs where one plate slides past another with a strike-slip motion?
Transform
What type of rock is typically produced at subduction zones?
Metamorphic
Where is new lithosphere created?
At mid-ocean ridges
Which layer of the Earth is the weaker region of the upper mantle that deforms by viscous flow?
Asthenosphere
What is the composition of the oceanic crust?
Basaltic rocks
Which type of plate boundary occurs where plates pull apart and faults and earthquakes occur?
Divergent plate boundary
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
Mantle convection
What type of rock is typically produced at divergent plate boundaries?
Basalt
What type of rock is typically produced at convergent plate boundaries?
Rhyolite
What type of plate boundary occurs where plates pull apart?
Divergent
What type of plate boundary occurs where plates collide and the downgoing oceanic plate is subducted into the mantle?
Convergent
Which type of seismic wave travels through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth?
P-waves
What is the mechanical boundary between the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere called?
LAB
What is the composition of the oceanic crust?
Basalt
Which type of seismic wave travels through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth?
P-waves
Which type of plate boundary occurs where plates slide past each other horizontally?
Transform plate boundary
What is the mineralogical phase change associated with the Moho, the boundary between the Crust and the Mantle?
Change from basalt to peridotite
Which type of plate boundary occurs where one plate slides past another with a strike-slip motion?
Transform
What type of rock is typically produced at subduction zones?
Metamorphic
Where is new lithosphere created?
At mid-ocean ridges
Which type of seismic wave travels through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth?
P-waves
What is the mechanical boundary between the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere called?
LAB
What is the mineralogical phase change associated with the Moho, the boundary between the Crust and the Mantle?
Change from basalt to peridotite
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the production of volcanic rocks?
Divergent
What type of rock is typically produced at divergent plate boundaries?
Basalt
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain belts?
Convergent
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the subduction of oceanic plates?
Convergent
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountains, such as the Alps and Himalayas?
Convergent plate boundary
What is the composition of the oceanic crust?
Basaltic rocks
Which scientist proposed a mechanism for how continents move, involving convection of the mantle?
Harry Hess
What type of plate boundary is associated with shallow earthquakes in narrow belts at mid-ocean spreading centers?
Divergent plate boundary
Test your knowledge on plate boundaries and their characteristics. Identify the three basic types of plate boundaries: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. Learn about the features and processes associated with a divergent oceanic plate boundary, such as faulting, earthquakes, and the formation of volcanic rocks.
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