Geology Questions
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Look at the images of the major plates of the Lithosphere.Identify the plate being pointed out by the arrow.
The theory of plate tectonics describes this process as a gradual movement of the tectonic plates across the Earth's lithosphere.Using the map of plate motion, predict where the continents would most likely lie 100,000 years in the future.
In the United States, where can volcanoes like those at B be found?
Priya took notes during her Earth Science class. What was most likely the topic of the lecture priya attended?
What process, driven by heat generated from within the Earth's core, occurs in the mantle and is a primary cause of plate tectonics?
Use the drop-down menus to identify the types of convergent boundaries labeled A, B, and C.Label ALabel BLabel C
"Slab pull" is a type of tectonic plate movement that occurs due to the forces of mantle convection and results in the subduction of the lithosphere, causing
Carlos is looking at a picture of a convergent boundary on which a volcanic arc and a trench are identified. Which type of convergent boundary is Carlos looking at?
The San Andreas fault is a _________ boundary where plates slide horizontally past each other, creating numerous earthquakes.
Where plates move toward each other, and one plate sinks below another, a _____ boundary is formed.
Marina is creating a flow chart of the mechanics of mantle convection and how it relates to tectonic plate movement.Which words should Marina place in each blank of the flow chart?
An ocean trench is a feature formed as one plate subducts below another along a _______ boundary.
Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys are important features generated along a ______ boundary.
A long, narrow valley formed where two tectonic plates split apart ______
The theory of plate tectonics includes _____ types of plate boundaries.
A _______ boundary is formed when plates move away from each other.
Which coastline of South America is nearest to the oldest seafloor?
Give these clues, what type of plate boundary could Elias possibly be standing on or near?
Compared to all of Earth's oceanic crust, how old is the seafloor just west of Mexico?
Where two plates slide horizontally past each other, a ______ boundary is formed