Plate Tectonic System Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries defined by the relative motion between plates?

• Divergent, Convergent, Transform

• Convergent, Divergent, Subduction

• Convergent, Transform, Subduction

• Divergent, Subduction, Transform

What is the main difference between continental and oceanic plates?

• Continental crust is thinner and less stable than oceanic crust

• Continental crust is thicker and more stable than oceanic crust

• Continental crust is denser and stronger than oceanic crust

• Continental crust is lighter and weaker than oceanic crust

What type of plate boundary is characterized by narrow rifts in the ocean and more spread out and complicated boundaries on continents?

• Transform fault boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Passive margins

What geological events occur at ocean-ocean convergent boundaries?

• Formation of deep-sea trenches and island arcs

• Formation of rift valleys and volcanic activity

• Overriding of continental edge and formation of mountain belts

• Fractures along which horizontal slip occurs

What geological events occur at ocean-continent convergent boundaries?

• Fractures along which horizontal slip occurs

• Overriding of continental edge and formation of mountain belts

• Formation of rift valleys and island arcs

• Formation of deep-sea trenches and volcanic activity

What geological events occur at continent-continent convergent boundaries?

• Formation of rift valleys and island arcs

• Formation of deep-sea trenches and volcanic activity

• Overriding of continental edge and formation of mountain belts

• Fractures along which horizontal slip occurs

What type of plate boundary is characterized by fractures along which horizontal slip occurs?

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• Transform fault boundaries

• Passive margins

What are the characteristics of divergent boundaries?

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes at the crest of a mid-ocean ridge

• Deep-sea trenches, earthquake belts, mountains, and volcanoes

• Formation of rift valleys and volcanic activity

• Fractures along which horizontal slip occurs

What are the characteristics of convergent boundaries?

• Deep-sea trenches, earthquake belts, mountains, and volcanoes

• Formation of rift valleys and volcanic activity

• Fractures along which horizontal slip occurs

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes at the crest of a mid-ocean ridge

What are the characteristics of transform-fault boundaries?

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes at the crest of a mid-ocean ridge

• Deep-sea trenches, earthquake belts, mountains, and volcanoes

• Fractures along which horizontal slip occurs

• Formation of rift valleys and volcanic activity