GEOL101 Lab 2 Quiz (1)

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Lily Razzano Quiz 1 1.) What are the 3 different types of Tectonic Plate Boundaries? (3 points) Convergent, Divergent, and Transform 2.) Why is the continental lithosphere less dense than the oceanic lithosphere? (1 point) Oceanic crust is made of basalt, which is slightly denser than continental crust, which is made primarily of granite. 3.) What type of Tectonic Plate Boundary is found at a subduction zone? (1 point) Convergent Plate boundries 4). Label the empty boxes in the following figure. (5 points) A.) Lithosphere B.) Asthenosphere C.) Mesosphere D.) Outer Core E.) Inner core Extra credit: The idea that a floating object displaces a volume of fluid equal to the mass of the object, and that there is a gravitational equilibrium between the lithosphere and asthenosphere is called Isostasy . (1 point)

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GEOL101 Lab 2 Quiz (1)

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