Plate Motion Quiz

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• Mountain boundaries, valley boundaries, and plain boundaries

What type of movement occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Plate separation

• Mountain formation

• Plate collision

• Tectonic plate sliding

How does plate motion impact landforms?

• It only causes erosion of landforms

• It leads to the formation of lakes and rivers

• It has no impact on landforms

• It can cause the formation of mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

What role does plate motion play in earthquakes?

• Plate motion leads to the formation of new ocean trenches

• Plate motion causes the Earth's rotation to slow down

• Plate motion has no impact on earthquakes

• Plate motion causes stress to build up along plate boundaries, leading to the release of energy in the form of earthquakes.

Which type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

What landform is created by the movement of tectonic plates at convergent boundaries?

• Deserts

• Mountain ranges

• Canyons

• Islands

What is the name for the boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

How does plate motion contribute to the formation of mountain ranges?

• Plate motion results in the sinking of Earth's crust, leading to the formation of mountain ranges.

• Plate motion causes the erosion of Earth's crust, preventing the formation of mountain ranges.

• Plate motion causes tectonic forces that lead to the uplift of Earth's crust, resulting in the formation of mountain ranges.

• Plate motion has no impact on the formation of mountain ranges.

What is the name for the process of one tectonic plate being forced underneath another?

• subductional

• overduction

• superduction

• subduction

How does plate motion contribute to the formation of volcanic islands?

• Volcanic islands are formed due to underground water sources, not plate motion

• The formation of volcanic islands is solely due to meteorite impacts

• Plate motion has no impact on the formation of volcanic islands

• Volcanic hotspots are formed due to plate motion, leading to the creation of volcanic islands.