What is the layer of the lithosphere that is made of a variety of solid rocks like basalt and granite?
crust
What happens at the transform -fault plate boundary?
Two plates slip horizontally past each other
Give one of the famous example of a transform plate boundary.
San Andreas Fault
Which two specific continents fit together most noticeably according to the observation of Alfred Wegener?
South America and Africa
Did the scientific society accepted Wegener’s idea of continental drift?
No because no explanation on how continents move was provided.
Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?
Alfred Wegener
A region experiences frequent earthquakes, and there is evidence of volcanic activity. What type of plate boundary is most likely in this region?
Convergent
What type of boundary when two tectonic plates move away from one another?
divergent boundary
Based on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away from Africa in what direction?
West
The Earth is compost of different layers. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
crust
The Philippine is located in the middle of Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several thousand Islands Arc. How are the islands in the Philippines formed?
Collision between two oceanic plates
Earth’s lithosphere consists of layers. Which of the following layers make up the Earth’s lithosphere?
crust and upper mantle
What type of boundary where two plates moving together?
convergent boundary
Which theory states that the plates move very slowly but constantly?
Plate Tectonics Theory
What do you call the transfer of heat through a gas or liquid by the hotter material moving into a cooler area?
Convection
What type of fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?
normal fault
What is being generated when there is an underwater strong earthquakes?
Tsunami
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. Which of the following is a chain of mountains?
mountain range
What happens when plates diverge or move away from each other?
New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and turns into solid.
What is a possible result of plates moving along a transform Fault boundary?
Earthquake/s
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