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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley in Africa occurs on land at this plate boundary.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayan mountains and Mt. Everest can be found at this plate boundary.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe San Andreas fault in California is on this type of plate boundary.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMid-ocean ridges and sea-floor spreading happen at this plate boundary.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThis type of plate boundary is most often associated with earthquakes.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Andes Mountains are formed by this type of plate boundary.ConvergentDivergentTransform
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of plate boundary exists when two plates collide or push together?
Convergent
Divergent
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- 8. Multiple Choice
What feature is formed when two plates of similar density, continental crust vs. a continental crust, collide or converge?
Ocean fishes
San Andreas fault
Himalayan Mountains
Lake Erie
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is happening at this boundary? There is no subduction.
A rift valley forms
Mountains are building
The ocean is sinking
Volcanoes form
- 10. Multiple Choice
What feature is formed by this boundary type?
Mid-Ocean ridges
San Andreas fault
Himalayan Mountains
Lake Erie
- 11. Multiple Choice
What geological event(s) occur when two oceanic plates diverge or pull apart??
A rift valley
Sea floor spreading
Both of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
What feature below is most likely formed when two plates slide past each other in a horizontal manner?
Ocean trenches
San Andreas fault
Andes Mountains
Lake Erie
- 13. Multiple Choice
What feature below would most likely be created at a oceanic to continental subduction zone?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Volcanic Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Great Rift Valley
- 14. Multiple Choice
What happens when plates collide at a subduction zone?
Both plates push up
Both plates push apart
One plate (the one that is denser) sinks back into the mantle by sliding under the less dense plate.
Both plates push under
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat feature is is created at a subduction zone?Mid-Atlantic RidgeVolcanic MountainsRocky MountainsGreat Rift Valley
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is a __________ boundary.transformdivergentconvergenttransferring
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat feature is shown by the arrows?Mid-Atlantic RidgeHimalayan MountainsSan Andreas FaultAndes Mountains
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of boundary is shown by the arrows?TransformDivergentConvergentSwitching
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