Which one of the following is not one of the five principal ocean basins? Mediterranean
Most earthquakes take place _______. along or near plate boundaries
Magnetic anomalies are locked into basaltic rock found on the ocean floor when the rock falls below the _______. Curie point
The lithosphere floats on the _______. asthenosphere
If you wanted to quickly show your classmates the location of plate boundaries on the globe, you
would show them _______. the distribution of earthquakes over a few years
The deepest regions in the ocean form along _______. ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries
The volcanic island of Iceland formed at a hot spot located on a(n) _______. divergent plate boundary
Explosive volcanic mountains, such as Mount St. Helens of the Cascade mountain range, occur at a(n) _______ plate boundary. oceanic-continental
At _______ plate boundaries, tectonic plates slide laterally past each other. transform
The oceanic crust is youngest _______. at the oceanic ridge system
