Plate Tectonics Quiz

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Mountain boundaries, valley boundaries, and ridge boundaries

Name the type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

How do plate tectonics affect the Earth's surface?

• By causing the Earth's rotation to slow down

• By creating more oxygen in the atmosphere

• By increasing the Earth's gravitational pull

• By causing the movement of the Earth's crust

What are the effects of plate tectonics on the formation of mountains?

• Plate tectonics have no effect on the formation of mountains

• Plate tectonics cause the movement of Earth's crust, leading to the formation of mountains through processes like subduction, collision, and uplift.

• Mountains are formed by erosion, not plate tectonics

• Plate tectonics only cause earthquakes, not mountain formation

What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

• Creation of new oceans

• Erosion of existing crust

• Formation of new crust

• Formation of mountains

What geological feature is commonly found at a divergent plate boundary?

• Canyon

• Rift or Ridge

• Volcano

• Mountain

What occurs at convergent plate boundaries?

• Tectonic plates remain stationary

• Tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.

• Tectonic plates move away from each other

• Tectonic plates move in a circular motion

What are the different types of convergent plate boundaries?

• Oceanic-continental, oceanic-oceanic, and continental-continental

• Tsunami-Earthquake

• Magma-Lava

• Pacific-Atlantic

What type of fault is associated with transform plate boundaries?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Thrust fault

• Strike-slip fault

What is the primary movement that occurs at transform plate boundaries?

• Rotational movement

• Upward movement

• Downward movement

• Lateral sliding