Plate Tectonics Quiz

At which type of boundary illustrated below is a trench most likely to form?

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An image of the relative motion at a tectonic plate boundary is provided. What event will occur at the boundary shown?

• Mountain formation

• An earthquake

• Trench formation

• Volcanic island formation

What event will most likely occur at a divergent plate boundary?

• The plates will form a mountain chain.

• One plate will subduct under the other.

• The plates will form an ocean basin.

• A fault line will form and earthquakes will result.

Where two tectonic plates converge and move toward each other, which of the following is likely to result?

• Rift valley

• Mountain range

• Arid desert

• Tropical rainforest

The boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate is a transform boundary. What event is likely to occur at this boundary?

• Mountain formation

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Volcanic eruptions

Which tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?

• African Plate

• Antarctic Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

When two tectonic plates converge, the land above sea level in this area often generates

• mountain ranges

• landslides

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?

An image of tectonic plates is provided. Which region of the map represents the Antarctic Plate?

• W

• X

• Z

• Y

A boundary formed when two plates move past each other

• Ocean basin

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary