Plate Tectonics Quiz

What evidence is there for plate tectonics?

• Topographic maps that show elevation.

• Evidence from drilling into the Earth.

• Satellite images that show the outlines of the plates.

• The geologic events that occur at plate boundaries such as earthquakes and

  volcanic eruptions.

What happens in a subduction zone?

• Two plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes.

• Two plates come together of different densities and one sinks under the other

  and melts.

• Two oceanic plates diverge and create a ridge.

• Two continental plates collide and form mountains.

What is the creation of new crust at divergent oceanic boundaries called?

• Seafloor Spreading

• Subduction zones

• Volcanic Island Arcs

• Faulting

What are the three main types of plate boundaries that exist?

• Confine, define, and translate

• Convergent, divergent, and transform

• Contingent, defendant, and transcribe

• Complete, deplete, and transplant

Which boundary is characterized by the creation of volcanic mountain ranges?

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• All plate boundaries

What type of plate boundary exists in California along the San Andreas fault?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• All plate boundaries

Which boundary is characterized by the creation of a mid-ocean ridge?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• All plate boundaries

The collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate caused the formation of the Himalayan mountain range. Which type of convergent boundary is this?

• Continent - Continent

• Continent - Ocean

• Ocean - Ocean

• Ocean – Continent

A(n) _______ is an extremely deep area of the ocean floor where an oceanic plate is moving below a continental plate.

• Rift Valley

• Trench

• Island Arc

A(n) _________ plate boundary is where two plates separate or divide.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Mid-Ocean Ridge