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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere two tectonic plates converge and move toward each other, which of the following is likely to result?Rift ValleyMountain rangeArid desertTropical rainforest
- 2. Multiple Choice
WXYZ - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following geologic events would most likely occur where two continental plates converge?TsunamiEarthquakeMountain FormationTrench Formation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate is a transform boundary. What event is likely to occur at this boundary?Mountain FormationEarthquakeHurricaneVolcanic Eruptions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events?HurricaneTropical StormsEarthquakesTornadoes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAn ocean basin will form in what location, relative to the major tectonic plates?At plate boundaries where friction occursIn the center of the largest platesOn a plate pushed up by another plateWhere two plates pull apart
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat event will most likely occur at a divergent plate boundary?The plates will form a mountain chainOne plate will subduct under the otherThe plates will create an ocean basinA fault line will form, and earthquakes will result
- 8. Multiple ChoiceNorth American PlateSouth American PlateAfrican PlateEurasian Plate
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?AsthenosphereLithosphereInner CoreOuter Core
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAfrican PlateSouth American PlateEurasian PlatePacific Plate
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAfrican PlateAntarctic PlateEurasian PlateIndo-Australian Plate
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMountain FormationAn EarthquakeTrench FormationVolcanic Island Formation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAt which type of plate boundary will a trench most likely form?ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMovement between the Pacific plate and the North American plate create the San Andreas Fault in California. What type of motion is occurring?ConvergentDivergentTransformSubduction
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe earthquakes experienced in California are related to tectonic plates because these catastrophic events are the result of –two tectonic plates sliding past each other.tectonic plates melting as they slide into the mantle.tectonic plates being weathered over time.two tectonic plates pulling away from each other.
- 16. Multiple Choicehave higher iron content.become thicker and thicker.are increasingly older.are made of smaller particles.
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