Plate Boundaries Quiz

What are the three major types of plate boundaries?

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Convergent, Fault Line, Transform

• Divergent, Sedimentary, Transform

• Convergent, Divergent, Volcanic

What happens at a convergent boundary with two continental plates?

• Both plates sink below each other

• Both plates move apart

• Mountains are formed

• Both plates slide past each other

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How were the Himalayan Mountains (where Everest is located!) formed?

• Two plates moved apart at a divergent boundary

• Two plates collided at a convergent boundary

• Two plates moved past each other at a transform boundary

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Which type of crust is more dense?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Transform crust

• Convergent crust

What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?

• The oceanic crust sinks below the continental crust

• The continental crust sinks below the oceanic crust

• Both crusts move apart

• Both crusts slide past each other

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What is seafloor spreading?

• The process of oceanic crust sinking below continental crust

• The process of oceanic crust moving apart and creating new crust

• The process of oceanic crust sliding past continental crust

• The process of oceanic crust colliding with continental crust

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What type of crust is mostly involved in divergent plate boundaries?

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

• Both continental and oceanic crust

• Neither continental nor oceanic crust

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What is the result of divergent plate boundaries under the ocean?

• A deep hole is left in the bottom of the ocean

• Formation of fold mountains

• Formation of fault lines

• Formation of underwater ridges and new crust

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What happens at transform plate boundaries?

• Tectonic plates collide and create mountains

• Tectonic plates move apart and create new crust

• Tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally

• Tectonic plates sink below each other

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Which famous transform boundary is located in California?

• San Andreas Fault

• Himalayas

• Pacific Ridge

• Andes Mountains

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