Question

Question one : when two plates converge, they are what?

a) moving away from each other
b) moving towards each other
c) sliding along each other
d) colliding with each other

question two : when two plates converge, they are what?
a) moving away from each other
b) moving towards each other
c) sliding along each other
d) moving towards, then moving away from each other

question three : during sea-floor spreading, how would you describe the age of rocks the further away from the ridge?
a) the rocks are youngest the further away you move from the ridge
b) the rocks are oldest the further away you move from the ridge
c) the rocks are the same age no matter how far away from the ridge you move
d) the rocks do not age

Answer 1

Q1. They are d. colliding with each other.

Q2. They are c. sliding along each other (in a processes called “subduction”)

Q3. Rocks furthest away from the ridge are b. oldest the further away you move from the ridge. The youngest rocks can be found closest to the mid ocean ridge.