Plate Tectonics Map Quiz

How do plates move relative to each other at convergent plate boundaries?

• They move away from each other

• They move towards each other

• They slide past each other

• They do not move

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

At what type of plate boundary do tectonic plates slide past one another?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What type of plate boundary exists between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate? Which is the overriding plate?

• Convergent boundary, South American Plate

• Divergent boundary, Nazca Plate

• Transform boundary, South American Plate

• Convergent boundary, Nazca Plate

Which plate is the subducting plate at the Aleutian Trench?

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Philippine Sea Plate

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What type of plate boundary exists between the Indian-Australian Plate and the Antarctic Plate?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What kind of plate boundary exists at the San Andreas Fault?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What kind of plate boundary exists at the Southeast Indian Ridge?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

How are the African Plate and the South American Plate moving relative to each other?

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

• In the same direction

• In a circular motion around each other

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

How are the plates moving relative to each other at the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

• They are moving towards each other

• They are moving away from each other

• They are sliding past each other

• They are not moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

On what tectonic plate is the Hawaiian Hot Spot?

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5