The Wadati-Benioff zone outlines the ________ at a convergent boundary.
A) ocean trench
B) ocean ridge
C) subducting plate
D) transform fault
Question 2
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. Plate tectonic works because lithosphere is less dense than asthenosphere at divergent boundaries and more dense than asthenosphere at convergent boundaries.
A) The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
B) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
C) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
D) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Barnacle mortality in the upper intertidal zone
Movement of Water in the World Ocean
The San Andreas Fault Zone
El Niño and La Niña and the Southern Ocean
Variations in Ocean Water Density with Depth
The Coastal Zone