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- 1. Multiple Choice
When two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, the boundary between them is called...Divergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundarySubduction - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, the boundary between them is called...Divergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundarySubduction
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen two tectonic plates slide past each other, neither crashing together, nor pulling apart, the boundary between them is called...Divergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundarySubduction
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...Divergent boundaryConvergent boundaryTransform boundarySubduction
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen an oceanic plate is subducted under a continental plate, a deep valley is formed in the ocean. What is this valley called?a trencha rift zoneocean spreading ridgeContinental crust
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen a continental plate is pulled away from another continental plate, the area of crust that is thinned and pulled apart is called.a trencha rift zone or rift valleyocean spreading ridgeContinental crust
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen an oceanic plate is pulled away from another oceanic plate,, magma spews from below the crust and this is formed.a trencha rift zone or rift valleyocean spreading ridgecontinental crust
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen divergent plates pull the crust apart, cracks form in the crust called...FissuresMountain RangesVolcanoesRock Cycle
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen convergent plates collide, if both plates are pushed upward, this forms.FissuresMountain RangesVolcanoesRock Cycle
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen fissures form, magma is pushed to the surface forming...FissuresMountain RangesVolcanoesRock Cycle
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of the tectonic plates continually creates new rock on the surface of the earth and pulls old rock back into the mantle and recycles it. This process is called...FissuresMountain RangesVolcanoesRock Cycle
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