Plate Tectonics Quiz
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Which layer of the Earth is composed of a series of plates that float on the mantle?

  • Crust (correct)
  • Mantle
  • Core
  • Asthenosphere
  • What causes the movement of the plates in the Earth's lithosphere?

  • Gravity
  • Convection of the mantle (correct)
  • Magnetic forces
  • Tidal forces
  • At what rate do the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?

  • 2 to 4 centimeters per year
  • 0 to 2 centimeters per year
  • 10 to 15 centimeters per year
  • 5 to 10 centimeters per year (correct)
  • What are the three main ways in which the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?

    <p>Slide, push, pull</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What landforms are created by the steady pressure of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?

    <p>Himalaya Mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past one another?

    <p>Transform boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What landforms are created by the convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate?

    <p>Red Sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of plate movement in the Earth's lithosphere?

    <p>Convection of the mantle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates pushing against each other?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate rate at which the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?

    <p>1-2 centimeters per year</p> Signup and view all the answers

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