Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
Suggestions for you
20 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary is this?PlateDivergentConvergentTransform - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of event will occur at this boundary?EarthquakeVolcano EruptionTornadoMountain Building
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?Energy from the SunMagnetic Pole ReversalConvection currents in the mantleFaults in Mountain Ranges
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....Convergent BoundaryDivergent BoundaryTransform BoundaryPlate Boundary
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA divergent boundary occurs when plates ....Pull apartCome togetherSlide past each othersubducting
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of plate boundary is this?TransformConvergentDivergentPlate
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere would the oldest rock be found?LMNO
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?Crust is destroyed at the same time it is createdNew crust is underwater where it sinksNew crust breaks more easily than old crust
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMountains are created when....Two continental plates collideTwo oceanic plates pull apartAn Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental PlateTwo continental plates pull apart
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this image...Revolving boundarySan Andreas (Transform)Convergent
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe area where two tectonic plates meet.mantlefocusplate boundaryconvection
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMost volcanoes and earthquakes occur...along the coastalong tectonic plate boundariesin the Arcticin the ocean
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.ocean trenchmid-ocean ridgetall mountainstransform fault
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?Rift ValleyMountainA peninsulaAn Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?divergentcontinent-to-continent convergentocean-to-continent convergenttransform
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundaryDivergentConvergentReformTransform
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe average density of one of the continental crusts is 2.8 g/cm3 and the average density of one of the oceanic crusts is 3.2 g/cm3. If these two plates came together, what could be expected to happen?The two plates would push apart and form a rift zone.The oceanic plate would rise up over the continental plate.The oceanic plate would be pushed under the continental plate.The two plates would meet head on and rise up to form mountains.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following objects best represents the movement that occurs during sea-floor spreading?ElevatorConveyor beltRollercoasterHot air balloon
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat process is occurring at Z?Convection currentsSubductionTwo plates moving apartNew ocean floor forming
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the ocean floor sink beneath the continent at Z?The ocean floor is less dense than the continent.The ocean floor is more dense than the continent.The ocean floor is moving faster than the continent.The ocean floor is moving slower than the continent.
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags