1. All lithospheric plates are approximately the same size and contain a combination of oceanic and continental crust. (Points : 1)
       True
       False

2. As compared to a slowly spreading mid-ocean ridge, a rapidly spreading ridge is dominated by extensive __________.  (Points : 1)
       faulting
       magmatism

3. Oceanic lithosphere becomes __________ moving away from mid-ocean ridges. (Points : 1)
       older and thicker
       older, but remains of constant thickness
       younger and thinner
       younger, but remains of constant thickness

4. If a continental rift successfully breaks a single continent into two discrete pieces, the former rift valley becomes a __________. (Points : 1)
       subduction zone
       mid-ocean ridge segment
       transform fault zone
       a hot spot volcano

5. The __________ is an example of a newly born oceanic ridge. (Points : 1)
       East African Rift Zone
       New Madrid Seismic Zone
       Red Sea

6. The Marianas Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth, because __________ at this subduction zone. (Points : 1)
       the oldest oceanic lithosphere forms the overriding plate
       the oldest oceanic lithosphere forms the downgoing plate
       the youngest oceanic lithosphere forms the overriding plate
       the youngest oceanic lithosphere forms the downgoing plate

7. The Wadati-Benioff zone is a belt of earthquakes found __________. (Points : 1)
       within an otherwise stable continental interior
       within an overriding plate at a subduction zone
       within the downgoing plate at a subduction zone
       along mid-ocean ridges

8. The Himalayan Mountains rise to such great heights, because they are the product of a geologically young continental collision. (Points : 1)
       True
       False

9. The San Andreas Fault Zone in southern California is an example of a __________ plate boundary. (Points : 1)
       convergent
       collisional
       divergent
       transform

10. The picture below shows a transform fault (plate boundary) along a mid-ocean ridge segment. Does this transform boundary show right-lateral or left-lateral motion?
 Transform at MOR  (Points : 1)
       right-lateral
       left-lateral