Plate Boundaries Quiz

Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...

• plates
• faults
• fossils
• puzzle pieces

A ______________ boundary is where plates move toward each other and collide.

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A _________________ boundary is when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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A ________________ boundary is where two tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions.

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The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone are volcanoes that form over a ____________?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Hot Spot

• Transform

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MOUNT ST. HELENS in the Cascade Mountain Range is an example of what type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Hot Spot

• Transform

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The SAN ANDREAS FAULT is forms at which type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Hot Spot

• Transform

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

• Continental to Continental (Convergent)

• Oceanic to Continental (Convergent)

• Rift Valley

• Oceanic to Oceanis (Convergent)

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Which of these boundaries is responsible for creating volcanic arcs?

• Continental to Continental (Convergent)

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Oceanic to Oceanic (Convergent)

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Which correctly identifies the geologic process that formed the Himalayan Mountains?

• Two Oceanic Plates Converging

• Two Continental Plates Converging

• Oceanic and Continental Plates Diverging

• Oceanic and Continental Plates Converging

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