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- 1. Multiple Choice
Boundary between two colliding plates, often associated with mountain building, ocean trenches and volcanic islands
plate boundary
magma
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
- 2. Multiple Choice
the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates
subduction zone
lava zone
nitrogen zone
continental zone
- 3. Multiple Choice
where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust
ridge
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
plate boundary
- 4. Multiple Choice
where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust
lithosphere
trench
ridge
magma
- 5. Multiple Choice
A long narrow deep depression in the ocean bed
ridge
fault
trench
rift
- 6. Multiple Choice
A deep crack in the Earth's surface associated with divergent boundary
lava
rift
ridge
trench
- 7. Multiple Choice
Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.
convection currents
lava
magma
hot air
- 8. Multiple Choice
proposed by Alfred Wegener, that the continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart
theory of plate tectonics
tectonic plates
plate boundary
theory of continental drift
- 9. Multiple Choice
formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards during convergent boundary
grassland
mountain ranges
snow
trench
- 10. Multiple Choice
Three Types of Plate Boundaries
Transform (slide past)
Convergent (collision)
Divergent (pull apart)
All the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Transform Boundary
Where two plates slide past each other.
when two plates collide
when two plates are pulling apart
None of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
Examples of convergent boundaries where two continental plates collide producing a large mountain range.
San Andreas Fault (USA)
Japan (Asia); Aleutian Islands (Alaska, USA)
Andes Mountains (S. America)
Himalaya Mtns (Asia); Appalachian Mtns (USA)
- 13. Multiple Choice
Example of divergent boundary between two continental plates.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Atlantic Ocean)
Andes Mountains (S. America)
East Africa Rift Valley
None of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
boundary zones are characterized by deep-ocean trenches, shallow to deep earthquakes, and mountain ranges containing active volcanoes.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
All the above
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