Tectonic plates and their interactions

The lithospheric plates move an average of ____.

• 5 inches/year
• 5 cm/year
• 3 cm/year
• 5 feet/year

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What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing
lithosphere?

• convergent 
• transform
• divergent

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.

• volcanic island arc
• continental volcanic arc
• earthquake
• ocean ridges (seafloor spreading)

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Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?

• continental volcanic arc
• volcanic island arc
• earthquakes
• uplifted mountains

The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• continental-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental convergent
• oceanic-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental divergent

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Continental volcanic arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?

• oceanic-continental convergent
• oceanic-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental convergent
• transform

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, ________.

• the asthenosphere is divided into plates
• the lithosphere is divided into plates

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What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together?

• convergent
• transform
• divergent

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New ocean crust is formed at ______.

• convergent boundaries
• divergent boundaries
• transform fault

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What results when divergence occurs between two oceanic plates?

• a subduction zone
• seafloor spreading
• an ocean trench
• a volcanic island arc

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