Unit 5: Plate Tectonics Quiz

The presence of the same ________ on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.

• rocks

• fossils

• fossils and rocks

• stone tools and human remains

• human remains

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The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.

• divergent boundary
• convergent boundary
• transform fault
• subduction zone

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Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone
• divergence zone
• subduction zone
• lower zone

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Plates move apart at _________ boundaries.

• volcanic

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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What type of plate boundary makes a mid-ocean ridge?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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What occurs when two plates come together and the denser plate is forced under and back into the mantle?

• reduction

• conduction

• subduction

• convection

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There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• convergent
• thrust
• divergent
• transform

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

• the oceanic crust is melting.

• the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

• volcanic islands are forming.

• the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

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What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?

• diverging tectonic plates
• erosion of the land by the ocean
• converging tectonic plates
• deposition of sediments by the ocean
  

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