Quiz about Plate Tectonics and Landforms

Question 1

What type of stress in normally associated with convergent boundaries?

Accepted Answer

compression

Answer

faulting

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tension

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shear stress

Question 2

At a divergent boundary, ____________ stress is the most likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

tension

Answer

faulting

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shear stress

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compression

Question 3

What can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form far from plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

hot spots

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rifting

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folding

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subduction

Question 4

The diagram shows rock that is being deformed by one type of stress. What type of stress is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

tension

Answer

faulting

Answer

shear stress

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compression

Question 5

This diagram shows a subduction zone. What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

convergent boundary (Oceanic-Continental)

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divergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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convergent boundary (Continental-Continental)

Question 6

A __________________ forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Accepted Answer

divergent boundary

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transform boundary

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convergent boundary

Question 7

What event is associated with the activity at a transform boundary when there is a sudden release of energy?

Accepted Answer

earthquake

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volcano

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mountain ranges

Question 8

What type of stress is normally associated with transform boundaries?

Accepted Answer

shear stress

Answer

tension

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compression

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vertical stress

Question 9

__________ is a stress that squeezes or shortens materials.

Accepted Answer

compression

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tension

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shear stress

Question 10

_____________ is a stress that lengthens a material or pulls a material apart.

Accepted Answer

tension

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compression

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shear stress

Question 11

_______________ is a stress that causes material to twist or become distorted.

Accepted Answer

shear stress

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compression

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tension

Question 12

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

Question 13

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

Question 14

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 15

What landform would you most likely find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Rift Valley

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Mountain

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Volcano

Question 16

A hot spot is located at the boundary of a plate

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 17

What geologic feature will occur at a hot spot ?

Accepted Answer

volcano

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folded mountain

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deep sea trench

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crevasse

Question 18

A prime example of an area over a hot spot is :

Accepted Answer

the Hawaiian Islands

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Japan

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the Andes Mountains

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the East African Rift

Question 19

What area of the continental United States is over a hot spot ?

Accepted Answer

Yellowstone National Park

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the Florida Everglades

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the Grand Canyon

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New York City

Question 20

Tsunamis are caused by

Accepted Answer

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

Answer

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

Question 21

What causes a tsunami?

Accepted Answer

Seismic energy released by tectonic plates

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shaking of the water during an earthquake or volcano

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a really big boat

Question 22

Which of these boundaries is responsible for creating volcanic arcs?

Accepted Answer

Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

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Continental - Continental Convergence

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Oceanic - Continental Convergence

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Mid Ocean Ridges

Question 23

When one tectonic plate is pulled under another and into the mantle, it's called:

Accepted Answer

A Subduction Zone

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A Transform Boundary

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A Ridge

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A Folded Mountain

Question 24

In what type of boundary is the only feature created going to be Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Continental to Continental Convergence

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Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence

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Oceanic to Continental Convergence

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Rift Valleys

Question 25

When a divergent boundary happens under continental crust, it's called a:

Accepted Answer

Rift Valley

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Block Mountain

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Folded Mountain

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 26

When a divergent boundary occurs underneath the ocean, it's called a:

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Rift Valley

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Subduction Zone

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Fault Block Mountain

Question 27

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

Accepted Answer

Divergent Oceanic

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Convergent Oceanic

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Divergent Continental

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Transform

Question 28

What two crustal features occur near every subduction zone?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes and Trenches

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Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges

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Volcanoes and Rift Valleys

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Mid Ocean Ridges and Trenches

Question 29

What is happening in the mantle that helps move the tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Radiation

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Condensation

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Conduction

Question 30

The two types of crust are _______ and _______.

Accepted Answer

oceanic, continental

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land, Pangaea

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continental, volcanic

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core, mantle

Question 31

Oceanic crust is usually _____ dense than continental crust

Accepted Answer

more

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less

Question 32

Which city on the map is most likely to experience a major earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Juneau

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Paris

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New York

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Rio de Janeiro

Question 33

When this occurs, new crust is added to the ocean floor

Accepted Answer

sea-floor spreading

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convergent boundary

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transform boundary

Question 34

This diagram shows rock being transformed by one type of stress. What type of stress is being shown?

Accepted Answer

Compression

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Tension

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Shear stress

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Fault

Question 35

What is the cause of volcanoes that are formed far away from a plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

hot spot

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subduction

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folding

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rifting

Question 36

When volcanic islands are created by a hotspot, where is the oldest volcanic island?

Accepted Answer

furthest away from the hotspot

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right above the hotspot

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close to the hotspot

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