Plate Tectonics Test

The African plate and the Arabian plate are both thick crust that is not dense. They are diverging along their shared boundary. What land form has been created along that boundary? Use map 1

• Ocean Trench
• Mountains
• Mid Ocean Ridge
• Rift Valley

Where is the Ring of Fire located? Use map 2

• It is located along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• It surrounds the Pacific & Nazca plates
• It is on the western side of the Indo-Australian plate?
• It surrounds the South American plate

What type of boundary exists between the western side of the North American plate and the eastern side of the Pacific plate? Use map 3

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Subduction

What type of boundary is located between the Philippine & Pacific plates? Use map 3

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Subduction

There is a chain of volcanic islands off the coast of Alaska. Which statement best describes what created them? Use map 3

• A convergent boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate
• A divergent boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate
• A divergent boundary between two oceanic plates
• A convergent boundary between two continental plates

Which land form was created by the boundary between the western North American plate and the eastern Pacific plate? Use map 3

• Mid Ocean Ridge
• Ocean Trench
• Volcanic Ridge
• Fault Line

What type of boundary is between the Australian and Antarctic plates? Use map 4

• Transform Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Subduction Boundary

Which boundary will cause sea floor spreading? Use map 4

• Nazca Plate & South American Plates
• Indian Plate & Eurasian Plate
• South American Plate & African Plate
• Australian Plate & Pacific Plate

What kind of crust is the Nazca Plate? Use map 4

• Eurasian
• Trench
• Continental
• Oceanic

What type of crust is the Arabian Plate? (near Africa) Use map 4

• Magma
• African
• Continental
• Oceanic