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- 1. Multiple Choice
Find the Nazca and the South American Plate. This is an example of two plates converging. The denser oceanic plate (Nazca) moves under the continental plate (South American Plate). What feature is likely found here?
Rift Valleys
Volcanoes
Folded Mountains
Ocean Basins
- 2. Multiple Choice
The large plates move across the surface of the Earth by what process?
Convection
Radiation
Condensation
Conduction
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Indian plate (far right of plate picture) converges with the Eurasian Plate. When two continental plates converge what crustal feature is expected to form?
Rift Valley
Volcanoes
Folded Mountains
Ocean Basin
- 4. Multiple Choice
This is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?
converging
diverging
sliding
no movement
- 5. Multiple Choice
The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of boundary is it?
Converging
Diverging
Transform
Sea Floor Spreading
- 6. Multiple Choice
When two oceanic plate boundaries meet, this crustal feature forms.
Plate tectonics
sea floor spreading
folded mountains
volcanic island arc
- 7. Multiple Choice
When an oceanic crust meets a continental crust what occurs?
The oceanic crust moves UNDER continental crust resulting in volcanoes
The ocean crust moves OVER the continental crust resulting in volcanoes
The two crusts converge forming folded moutains such as Himalayas.
Both crusts are subducted down into the mantle.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which type of boundary is this picture?
converging boundary
diverging boundary
transform boundary
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of boundary is pictured here?
Converging boundary
diverging boundary
transform boundary
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which type of boundary is pictured here?
Converging
Diverging
Transform
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