Plate Tectonics Quiz

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates grind past each other without the production or destruction of the lithosphere?

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What causes earthquakes to occur along plate boundaries?

• Meteorite impact

• Movement and interaction of tectonic plates

• Global warming

• Volcanic eruptions

How are volcanoes formed at plate boundaries?

• Due to the movement of tectonic plates

• As a result of underground nuclear testing

• Because of the gravitational pull of the moon

• Due to the rotation of the Earth's core

How do volcanoes contribute to the movement of tectonic plates?

• By creating new crust at divergent boundaries and causing subduction at convergent boundaries

• By causing earthquakes at transform boundaries

• By increasing the speed of plate movement through the atmosphere

• By creating new mountains at convergent boundaries

What is the process called when a tectonic plate is forced under another?

• Subduction

• Convection

• Advection

• Diffusion

What type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new crust?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

What is the primary force driving the movement of tectonic plates?

• Gravitational pull of the moon

• Rotation of the Earth's core

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Wind currents on the Earth's surface