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What is the main concept of Earth’s lithosphere?
What is the main concept of Earth’s lithosphere?
- It consists of large slabs of rocky material called tectonic plates.
- It is the outer layer of solid rock composed of crust and part of the upper mantle. (correct)
- It is made up of extremely hot material that behaves like plastic.
- It is where two tectonic plates collide.
At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart and create new oceanic crust?
At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart and create new oceanic crust?
- Transform plate boundary
- Convergent plate boundary
- Subduction zone
- Divergent plate boundary (correct)
What is the process called when the denser crust goes below less-dense crust at a plate boundary?
What is the process called when the denser crust goes below less-dense crust at a plate boundary?
- Plate spreading
- Tectonic uplift
- Subduction (correct)
- Seafloor spreading
What is an example of a transform plate boundary mentioned in the text?
What is an example of a transform plate boundary mentioned in the text?
Where were the Endeavour hydrothermal vents created according to the text?
Where were the Endeavour hydrothermal vents created according to the text?
What is the main characteristic of the asthenosphere?
What is the main characteristic of the asthenosphere?
What type of plate boundary causes deep sea trenches to form?
What type of plate boundary causes deep sea trenches to form?
Which type of tectonic plate boundary results from movement along faults?
Which type of tectonic plate boundary results from movement along faults?
What type of tectonic plate boundary can also occur in the middle of continents as continental rifting?
What type of tectonic plate boundary can also occur in the middle of continents as continental rifting?
What is the name for the layer below Earth’s lithosphere that behaves like plastic and enables tectonic plates to move?
What is the name for the layer below Earth’s lithosphere that behaves like plastic and enables tectonic plates to move?
What is the primary cause of mantle convection?
What is the primary cause of mantle convection?
What is the main effect of slab pull on tectonic plates?
What is the main effect of slab pull on tectonic plates?
What contributes to the movement of tectonic plates?
What contributes to the movement of tectonic plates?
What is the role of ridge push in tectonic plate movement?
What is the role of ridge push in tectonic plate movement?
Which process causes the lithosphere to lift and push tectonic plates apart at divergent plate boundaries?
Which process causes the lithosphere to lift and push tectonic plates apart at divergent plate boundaries?
What is the primary force that pulls the rest of the subducting plate at convergent plate boundaries?
What is the primary force that pulls the rest of the subducting plate at convergent plate boundaries?
What is the primary factor responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
What is the primary factor responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
Which of the following describes the process where new material pushes older material aside, causing tectonic plates to move apart?
Which of the following describes the process where new material pushes older material aside, causing tectonic plates to move apart?
At which type of plate boundary does the pulling of a tectonic plate due to gravity and subduction occur?
At which type of plate boundary does the pulling of a tectonic plate due to gravity and subduction occur?
What contributes significantly to the movement of tectonic plates by causing large convection currents in the mantle?
What contributes significantly to the movement of tectonic plates by causing large convection currents in the mantle?
What is the main characteristic of the asthenosphere that enables tectonic plates to move?
What is the main characteristic of the asthenosphere that enables tectonic plates to move?
What is the main effect of gravitational pull on tectonic plates at convergent plate boundaries?
What is the main effect of gravitational pull on tectonic plates at convergent plate boundaries?
What type of plate boundary forms as a result of two tectonic plates colliding?
What type of plate boundary forms as a result of two tectonic plates colliding?
Where can deep sea trenches, volcanoes, and mountains form due to tectonic plate movements?
Where can deep sea trenches, volcanoes, and mountains form due to tectonic plate movements?
Which type of plate boundary results from the sliding past of two tectonic plates horizontally?
Which type of plate boundary results from the sliding past of two tectonic plates horizontally?
What geological feature is created as a result of the Juan de Fuca plate moving away from the Pacific plate?
What geological feature is created as a result of the Juan de Fuca plate moving away from the Pacific plate?
What is the primary cause of mantle convection that contributes significantly to the movement of tectonic plates?
What is the primary cause of mantle convection that contributes significantly to the movement of tectonic plates?
At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart and create new oceanic crust?
At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart and create new oceanic crust?
What enables Earth’s plates to move due to the flow of hot, plastic-like material beneath them?
What enables Earth’s plates to move due to the flow of hot, plastic-like material beneath them?
Where were Mount Garibaldi and Queen Charlotte Fault created as a result of tectonic plate movements?
Where were Mount Garibaldi and Queen Charlotte Fault created as a result of tectonic plate movements?
What causes new oceanic crust to be created as tectonic plates move apart?
What causes new oceanic crust to be created as tectonic plates move apart?
What is characteristic of the Earth’s lithosphere that is made up of large slabs of rocky material called tectonic plates?
What is characteristic of the Earth’s lithosphere that is made up of large slabs of rocky material called tectonic plates?
