Plate Boundaries Quiz #2

What is formed when two oceanic plates separate at a divergent plate boundary?

• A. Rift valley

• B. Mid-ocean ridge

• C. Transform boundary

• D. Hot spot

Which is the longest mountain range in the world formed at a divergent plate boundary?

• A. San Andreas Fault

• B. East African Rift Valley

• C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• D. Hawaiian Islands

What is formed when two continental plates diverge?

• A. Mid-ocean ridge

• B. Rift valley

• C. Transform boundary

• D. Hot spot

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by sliding past each other?

• A. Convergent boundary

• B. Divergent boundary

• C. Transform boundary

• D. Hot spot

Where do hot spot volcanoes form?

• A. Plate boundaries

• B. Transform boundaries

• C. Divergent boundaries

• D. Middle of tectonic plates