Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundary Quiz (Q2W2)
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries
Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries
Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries
Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move towards each other?
convergent
subduction
transform
divergent
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?
Mountains are formed and earthquakes can occur.
The plates separate and new oceanic crust is formed.
The plates slide past each other and no significant geological events occur.
Volcanoes are formed and tsunamis can occur.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
Transform plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
Subduction plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called when new crust is formed at a divergent boundary?
convergent boundary
subduction
continental drift
seafloor spreading
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?
convergent plate boundary
subduction plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the area where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another?
divergent zone
subduction zone
collision zone
convergent zone
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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