Plate Tectonics

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 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

• Convergent
• Transform
• Plate
• Divergent

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Reform

Which layer has convection currents?

• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Crust

subduction zones in the ocean can create which features?

• islands
• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• all of the above

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

• oceanic
• continental
• neither