Plate Tectonics Review

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Plate Boundary

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

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• subducting

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

• Pangea

• Gondwanda

• Laurasia

• Neverland

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Plate

An earthquake can occur by the movement of a __________ plate boundary

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• All of these

At this divergent boundary, where would the YOUNGEST rock be found?

• L

• M

• N

• O

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

• Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

• New crust is underwater where it sinks

• New crust breaks more easily than old crust

Mountains are created along which of the following types of boundaries?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform