Quarter 1 - Module 3 Post-assessment

What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?

• Hot spot

• Rift valley

• Ocean ridge

• Volcanic arc

Right in the middle of an island, you can find a rift valley. What type of plate boundary exists on that island?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform fault

• Normal fault

______ is the process of an ocean plate diving underneath another plate.

• Normal fault

• Hot spot

• Ocean ridge

• Subduction

Oceanic crust will always subduct under continental crust because it has a higher _____

• thickness

• mass

• density

• length

The following are the secondary effect of movement of the plates, which of the following is NOT?

• tsunami

• fire

• landslide

• earthquake

What geologic feature produced in the convergence of two continental plates?

• island arcs

• folded mountains

• trenches

• rift valleys

Which of the following can we expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?

• reverse fault

• relatively young rocks

• very ancient rocks

• thick accumulation of sediments

Which of the following is NOT a geologic process that occurs along convergent boundaries?

• earthquakes

• mountain formation

• tornado

• volcanism

Where does seafloor spreading occur?

• at ocean trenches

• at mid-ocean ridges

• at San Andreas fault

• at Himalayas

Earthquakes and volcanic activity occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire shown below. Which of the following best explains why?

• It is located in the center of a tectonic plate.

• It is located at the boundaries of tectonic plates.

• It is located where the major ocean currents meet.

• It is located where ocean temperature is the highest.