Plate tectonics and Earth change

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of plate tectonics in shaping Earth's surface?

• It helps in the formation of mountains, ocean basins, and earthquakes.

• It only affects the weather patterns.

• It is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• It has no impact on Earth's surface.

Open Ended

Explain how convection currents in the Earth's mantle contribute to the movement of tectonic plates.

Multiple Choice

What is the main force responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Convection currents in Earth's mantle

• Earth's rotation

• Gravitational pull from the Moon

• Solar energy

Open Ended

Compare and contrast the movement of plates at divergent and transform boundaries.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describe a convergent boundary?

• Two plates move together

• Two plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates do not move

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: A boundary where two plates move apart is called a

boundary.

Multiple Choice

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent, Convergent, Transform

• Divergent, Subductive, Lateral

• Convergent, Lateral, Passive

• Transform, Passive, Subductive

Multiple Choice

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subduction

Open Ended

Explain how convection currents in the mantle contribute to the movement of tectonic plates and the formation of mountains.

Open Ended

What is the main difference between the formation of mountains and the formation of ocean basins as a result of plate tectonics?

Fill in the Blanks

Ocean basins form at

boundaries.

Multiple Select

Which of the following features are formed at divergent plate boundaries?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Mountains

• Ocean basins

• Earthquakes

Open Ended

Classify each numbered plate boundary on the map as divergent, convergent, or transform. Also, indicate if you would expect mountain building or ocean basin formation at each location.

Multiple Choice

Classify each type of plate boundary (transform, divergent, convergent) and indicate whether you would expect to find mountain building and/or ocean basin formation occurring there.

• Transform - Mountain: yes, Ocean basin: no

• Divergent - Mountain: no, Ocean basin: yes

• Convergent - Mountain: yes, Ocean basin: no

• Transform - Mountain: no, Ocean basin: yes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following processes occurs when one plate sinks beneath another at a convergent boundary?

• Subduction

• Convection

• Erosion

• Deposition

Open Ended

Explain how convergent boundaries can lead to the formation of trenches and volcanic mountains.

Multiple Select

Select all correct statements about the relationship between plate movement and the formation of mountains and ocean basins.

• Mountains form when two plates move together.

• Ocean basins form when two oceanic plates move apart.

• Trenches form when two plates move apart.

• Volcanic mountains can form at convergent boundaries.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: Ocean basins form from new rock that builds up when two

plates move apart.

Fill in the Blanks

The movement of tectonic plates is mainly caused by

current in the Earth's mantle.

Open Ended

What is one new thing you learned about plate tectonics and Earth's surface today?