Plate Tectonics

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

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Convection currents in the mantle

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide

• Two continental plates pull apart

The mantle of Earth is made partly of magma. When magma rises and sinks, this is called ______________.

• a convection current

• a volcanic eruption

Mountains form from ...

• plates sliding past one another
• collision of plates
• plates moving away from each other