18 The Philippine plate and Eurasian Plate is moving towards each other this is an example of? a. convergent b. divergent c. transform fault d. subduction
19. If you will visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates which of those should you not expect to see? a. active volcanoes b. mountain ranges c. rift valleys d volcanic islands
20. At the convergent plate boundary. a. new crust is created b. the older crust is melted by subduction c. the crust seperates d. plates side past one another
21. During the convergent type of plate boundary. What are possible geologic features or events might occur? a earthquake b. mountains and volcanoes c. trenches d. All of the above
22. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it is? a. denser than continental crust b. less dense than continental crust c thicker than continental crust d thinner than continental crust
23. Crustal Plate A is moving away from Crustal Plate B. What is the expected average rate of change in position between A and B? a. few centimeter per year b. a few meters per month c. a few millimeters per century d. a few millimeters per day
24. The crust and the upper mantle make up the Earth's a. lithosphere b. asthenosphere c. core d. continents
25 Strong earthquake generated at the ocean floor may cause displacement of large volume of water and launch big waves is called a storm surge b. seafloor spreading c. tsunami d volcanic eruption
