15 questions
Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?
The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years. Which one is correct?
Which student correctly identified the geologic process that formed the Himalayan mountains?
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What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?
The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary.
The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.
Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.
Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor.
What plate boundary feature is also shown?
A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary
A valley forming at an active divergent boundary
A fault forming at an active transform boundary
A volcano formed by an active transform boundary
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
subduction zone