Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is a plate boundary?

• The edge of the atmosphere

• The location where two tectonic plates meet

• The center of the Earth

• A type of mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of plate boundaries?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subductive

What is the main difference between continental crust and oceanic crust?

• Continental crust is generally younger than oceanic crust

• Oceanic crust is composed mostly of granite

• Continental crust is thinner and more dense than oceanic crust

• Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust

What feature is formed when two continental plates converge?

• Volcanoes

• Volcanic Island Arcs

• Mountains

• Rift Valleys

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is an example of a feature formed by oceanic-oceanic plate convergence?

• Andes Mountains

• Aleutian Islands

• Himalayan Mountains

• Grand Canyon

What is a divergent boundary?

• A) A location where two tectonic plates collide with each other

• B) A location where two tectonic plates divide or separate from each other

• C) A location where two tectonic plates slide past each other

• D) A location where two tectonic plates remain stationary

What feature is formed when a divergent boundary occurs between oceanic crusts?

• A) Rift Valley

• B) Earthquakes

• C) Mid-Ocean Ridge

• D) Mountains

What is formed at a transform boundary?

• A) Volcanoes

• B) Mid-Ocean Ridge

• C) Rift Valley

• D) Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Seafloor spreading occurs at which type of boundary?

• A) Convergent boundary

• B) Divergent boundary

• C) Transform boundary

• D) Static boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is younger according to the seafloor spreading theory?

• A) Crust located closer to the divergent boundary

• B) Crust located further away from the divergent boundary

• C) Crust located at the transform boundary

• D) Crust located at the convergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3