4.1 - 4.3 Plate Tectonics

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17 questions
4.1 - Plates and Boundaries
6

Why do the oceanic and continental crust not fall into the Mantle?

4

Check all boxes that complete the statement.

Oceanic crust is...

4

Check all boxes that complete the statement.

Continental crust is...

1

Where is the temperature in the Mantle the greatest?

4

How do you know the answer you put for #4 is correct?

6

Describe or demonstrate how the convection currents in the Mantle work.

4
Click and drag the correct plate name to its location on the world map.
Other Answer Choices:
Scotia
Eurasian
Indian
North American
Pacific
Juan de Fuca
Australian
Antarctic
Caribbean
African
Philippine
Nazca
4.2 - Plate Boundary Types (Divergent and Transform)
6

Click and drag each item to the corresponding category. (Items may be used more than once or not be used at all.)

  • creation of new crust
  • lift and rip the crust
  • plates moving in opposite directions
  • Mount St. Helens
  • ground above caves in
  • East Africa Rift
  • San Andreas Fault
  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  • Oceanic Divergent
  • Continental Divergent
  • Transform
6

Describe how a 'Strike-Slip Fault' is different from a 'Transform Fault'.

4.3 - Convergent Boundaries
2

What is the name of the process of one tectonic plate going under another?

6

Oceanic Crust and Continental Crust converge.

Which goes under, and why?

2

Why does the top of the continental crust deform and fracture in a subduction zone?

2

The crust melting from the subducting plate causes magma to 'float up' to the surface and create volcanoes.

4

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

4
When oceanic and oceanic plates converge, the __________ plate tends to subduct because it is often the one with the __________ density.
4

Check off anything that makes the following statement true.

When continental and continental plates converge ...

6

Match the given items to their correct categories. (Items may be used more than once or not be used at all.)

  • Aleutian Islands
  • Mount St. Helens
  • no subduction zone created
  • Himalayan Mountains
  • subduction zone created
  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  • Continental and Contiental
  • Contiental and Oceanic
  • Oceanic and Oceanic