University of Texas, San Antonio

GEO 3163

Chapter 03 Quiz

Question 1)At_, deep sea trenches are formed.

Question 2

Deep ocean sediments are thickest where the underlying crust is              .

Question 3

The energy that drives tectonic plate movement comes from                .

Question 4

Which one of the following statements about the world ocean is not true?

Question 5

Features of the deep ocean basins include                 .

Question 6

The type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava is               .

Question 7

The ocean, atmosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere interact with the geosphere via Earth's               .

Question 8

Movement along the San Andreas Fault causes earthquakes at a               plate boundary,

Question 9

In which one of the following ocean basins is the major tectonic activity located around the edges with relatively little tectonic activity in the center?

Question 10

The islands of Hawaii formed                  .

Question 11

Which of the following are not characteristic of active continental coasts?

Question 12

The deepest earthquakes on Earth usually originate                 .

Question 13

Coral atolls                       .

Question 14

At a(n)                   plate boundary, the Himalayas were formed

Question 15

Explosive volcanic mountains, such as Mount St. Helens of the Cascade mountain range, occur at a(n)

                   plate boundary.