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1- Earth's rigid outer layer overlies a zone of weaker and hotter material known as the: a- cry sphere. b- lithosphere. c- asthenosphere. d- mesosphere. 2- Great earthquakes can be generated at transform fault boundaries. a- true. b- false. 3- Most volcanic island arcs located in the --- a- western pacific. b- Gulf of Mexico. c- Caribbean Sea. d- South Atlantic. 4- At divergent plate boundaries, two plates --- a- move together. b- grind each other. c- join to produce a large plate. d- move a part. 5- Whenever a plate of oceanic lithosphere convergence with a plate of continental lithosphere ----- a- the continental lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. b- the continental lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. c- the oceanic lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. d- the oceanic lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. 6- Transform faults occur where plates slide past one another and generate new lithosphere. a- true. b- false.

1- Earth's rigid outer layer overlies a zone of weaker and hotter material known as the: a- cry sphere. b- lithosphere. c- asthenosphere. d- mesosphere. 2- Great earthquakes can be generated at transform fault boundaries. a- true. b- false. 3- Most volcanic island arcs located in the --- a- western pacific. b- Gulf of Mexico. c- Caribbean Sea. d- South Atlantic. 4- At divergent plate boundaries, two plates --- a- move together. b- grind each other. c- join to produce a large plate. d- move a part. 5- Whenever a plate of oceanic lithosphere convergence with a plate of continental lithosphere ----- a- the continental lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. b- the continental lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. c- the oceanic lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. d- the oceanic lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. 6- Transform faults occur where plates slide past one another and generate new lithosphere. a- true. b- false.

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Test your knowledge 1- Earth's rigid outer layer overlies a zone of weaker and hotter material known as the: a- cry sphere. b- lithosphere. c- asthenosphere. d- mesosphere. 2- Great earthquakes can be generated at transform fault boundaries. a- true. b- false. 3- Most volcanic island arcs located in the --- a- western pacific. b- Gulf of Mexico. e- Caribbean Sea. d- South Atlantic. 4- At divergent plate boundaries, two plates-- a- move together. b- grind each other. c- join to produce a large plate. d- move a part. 5- Whenever a plate of oceanic lithosphere convergence with a plate of continental lithosphere a- the continental lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. b- the continental lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. c- the oceanic lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. d- the oceanic lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. 6- Transform faults occur where plates slide past one another and generate new lithosphere. a- true. b- false.
Transcribed Image Text:Test your knowledge 1- Earth's rigid outer layer overlies a zone of weaker and hotter material known as the: a- cry sphere. b- lithosphere. c- asthenosphere. d- mesosphere. 2- Great earthquakes can be generated at transform fault boundaries. a- true. b- false. 3- Most volcanic island arcs located in the --- a- western pacific. b- Gulf of Mexico. e- Caribbean Sea. d- South Atlantic. 4- At divergent plate boundaries, two plates-- a- move together. b- grind each other. c- join to produce a large plate. d- move a part. 5- Whenever a plate of oceanic lithosphere convergence with a plate of continental lithosphere a- the continental lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. b- the continental lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. c- the oceanic lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere. d- the oceanic lithosphere gets pushed toward the ridge. 6- Transform faults occur where plates slide past one another and generate new lithosphere. a- true. b- false.
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