Divergent & Transform Boundaries

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Energy from the Sun

Magnetic Pole Reversal

Convection currents in the mantle

Faults in Mountain Ranges

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

divergent

convergent

transform

subducting

3.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which is true about hotter material in the mantle?

more dense, sinks

less dense, sinks

less dense, rises

more dense, rises

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

Rift Valley

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Island Arc

Flat land

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?

convergent

normal

divergent

transform

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is one piece of evidence of seafloor spreading?

age of the rocks

old rock pushes new rock to the side

scientist can use sonar

subduction

7.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)?

Indian

Dead Sea

Atlantic

Artic

8.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

death ring

fire zone

ring of fire

zone of fire

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

Rift Valley

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Island Arc

Flat land

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A transform boundary, where one tectonic plate slides past another, is likely to result in which of the following?

Frequent earthquakes

Rift valley formation

Intense weathering

Mountain building

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of boundary is this?

convergent

divergent

transform

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of boundary is known for causing big earthquakes?

divergent

convergent

transform

subduction

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

divergent

convergent

transform

strike slip

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which type of boundary do the plates go away from each other?

convergent

normal

divergent

transform

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

divergent

convergent

transform

strike slip

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Mountain

Rift

Island Arc

17.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

This plate boundary is also known as a strike-slip fault.

convergent

transform

divergent

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where is new crust being formed?

convergent

divergent

transform

shearing

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

Supreme Continent

Eurasia

Plate tectonics

Pangea

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