Plate Motion Quiz

What are the three types of plate motion?

• convergent, divergent, and rotational

• convergent, divergent, and sliding

• convergent, divergent, and transform

• convergent, divergent, and lateral

How does plate motion affect the Earth's surface?

• It causes changes in the Earth's climate.

• It leads to the formation of deserts and arid regions.

• It has no effect on the Earth's surface.

• It causes earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountains and oceanic trenches.

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Which type of plate motion occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• convergent

• transform

• lateral

• divergent

Which type of plate motion occurs when two plates collide?

• subduction

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

Which type of plate motion occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

What are the major effects of plate motion?

• Formation of deserts, glaciers, and rivers

• Erosion, weathering, and deposition

• Climate change, sea level rise, and ocean currents

• Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain formation, oceanic trench formation, and creation of new crust

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Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

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