1.
Which of these is a type of stress?
A) Isostasy
B) Tension
C) Subduction
D) Composition
2.
What type of stress is common where tectonic plates are colliding at convergent boundaries?
A) Compression
B) Tension
C) Shear stress
D) Isostasy
3.
What type of stress is common at transform boundaries, where tectonic plates slide past each other?
A) Compression
B) Tension
C) Shear stress
D) Strike-slip stress
4.
When the stress on a rock exceeds the rock’s stress limit, __________.
A) the rock turns to a liquid
B) the rock’s shape permanently changes
C) the rock’s shape temporarily changes
D) the rock does not change
5.
What can cause isostatic adjustments?
A) Rivers depositing heavy sediment on the ocean floor
B) The weight of glaciers causing lithosphere to sink
C) Mountains becoming smaller and lighter
D) All of the above
Which of these is a type of stress?
A) Isostasy
B) Tension
C) Subduction
D) Composition
2.
What type of stress is common where tectonic plates are colliding at convergent boundaries?
A) Compression
B) Tension
C) Shear stress
D) Isostasy
3.
What type of stress is common at transform boundaries, where tectonic plates slide past each other?
A) Compression
B) Tension
C) Shear stress
D) Strike-slip stress
4.
When the stress on a rock exceeds the rock’s stress limit, __________.
A) the rock turns to a liquid
B) the rock’s shape permanently changes
C) the rock’s shape temporarily changes
D) the rock does not change
5.
What can cause isostatic adjustments?
A) Rivers depositing heavy sediment on the ocean floor
B) The weight of glaciers causing lithosphere to sink
C) Mountains becoming smaller and lighter
D) All of the above