Quiz about Plate Tectonics Test review TEKS 2023

Question 1

What evidence is there for plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

The geologic events that occur at plate boundaries such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

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Topographic maps that show elevation.

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Evidence from drilling into the Earth.

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Satellite images that show the outlines of the plates.

Question 2

What happens in a subduction zone?

Accepted Answer

Two plates come together of different densities and one sinks under the other and melts.

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Two plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes.

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Two oceanic plates diverge and create a ridge.

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Two continental plates collide and form mountains.

Question 3

What is the creation of new crust at divergent oceanic boundaries called?

Accepted Answer

Seafloor spreading

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Subduction zones

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Volcanic island arcs

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Faulting

Question 4

What are the three main types of plate boundaries that exist?

Accepted Answer

Convergent, divergent, and transform

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Confine, define, and translate

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Contingent, defendant, and transcribe

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Complete, deplete, and transplant

Question 5

Which boundary is characterized by the creation of volcanic mountain ranges?

Accepted Answer

Convergent boundaries

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Divergent boundaries

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Transform boundaries

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All plate boundaries

Question 6

What type of plate boundary exists in California along the San Andreas fault?

Accepted Answer

Transform boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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All plate boundaries

Question 7

Which boundary is characterized by the creation of a mid-ocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

Divergent boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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All plate boundaries

Question 8

The collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate caused the formation of the Himalayan mountain range. Which type of convergent boundary is this?

Accepted Answer

Continent - Continent

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Continent - Ocean

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Ocean - Ocean

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Ocean - Continent

Question 9

Which type of boundary is represented by location 1 on the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Divergent boundary

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Mid-ocean ridge formation

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Rift valley formation

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Subduction

Question 10

Which type of boundary is represented by location 2 on the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Divergent boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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All types of boundaries

Question 11

Which location represents a mid-ocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

1

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3

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5

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7

Question 12

Which location represents the oldest crust?

Accepted Answer

5

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1

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2

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4

Question 13

Which of the following landforms is represented at location 6 on the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Volcano

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Trench

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Mid-ocean ridge

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Rift valley

Question 14

Which student's statement best describes the movement of Earth's Plates?

Accepted Answer

David

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Allison

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Ben

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Christy

Question 15

The map above shows three mountain ranges in the United States. Which of the following would be the BEST way to model how mountains are formed?

Accepted Answer

Push two towels together

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Drop pennies into a pile

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Shake a soda bottle until the soda shoots up

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Drip water on the edges of a sugar cube

Question 16

When the edges of tectonic plates shift and energy is released, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

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Hurricanes

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Tornadoes

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Glaciers

Question 17

Which is the tallest volcanic mountain?

Accepted Answer

Mt. Rainier

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Mt. St Helens

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Mount Massive

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Mauna Kea

Question 18

According to the theory of Plate Tectonics, where do most active volcanoes occur?

Accepted Answer

Along plate boundary lines

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On continental plates

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On oceanic plates

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Underwater

Question 19

The border marked with a bold dashed line is between which two plates?

Accepted Answer

North American and Eurasian

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Eurasian and African

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Indo-Australian and Pacific

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Pacific and North American

Question 20

What is the name of Plate E?

Accepted Answer

Indo-Australian

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Eurasian

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African

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Pacific

Question 21

The South American Plate is

Accepted Answer

Plate D

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Plate A

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Plate B

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Plate C

Question 22

The Pacific Plate is

Accepted Answer

Plate C

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Plate A

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Plate B

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Plate D

Question 23

The African Plate is

Accepted Answer

Plate F

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Plate B

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Plate C

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Plate E

Question 24

Earthquakes are more common in California than they are in Texas because of the movement of which two tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

North American and Pacific

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Pacific and South American

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Eurasian and African

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South American and North American

Question 25

Mammoth cave is the longest system of underground tunnels and caverns known on Earth. The cave is cut into a thick bed of limestone and covers more than 1,050 square kilometers of south-central Kentucky. Which of the following forces is MOST responsible for the formation of Mammoth Cave and other limestone caves like it?

Accepted Answer

Erosion of the limestone by water

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Weathering of the limestone by wind

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Melting of the limestone by lava flows

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Fracturing of limestone by Earthquakes

Question 26

The image above shows the same mountain on May 17, 1980 and again on May 18, 1980. Which of the following forces MOST LIKELY caused the changes in the mountain that is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic eruption

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Chemical weathering

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Glacial erosion

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Crustal uplift

Question 27

Texas is located on which tectonic plate?

Accepted Answer

North American

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South American

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African

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Pacific

Question 28

Based on the diagram above, what kind of geological event is MOST likely to occur at this boundary?

Accepted Answer

Earthquake

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Ocean basin

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Volcanic eruption

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Mountain building

Question 29

Which force is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

Convection currents

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Gravity

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Magnetism

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Electricity

Question 30

In 2010 an Earthquake rocked the small nation of Haiti. At magnitude 8.8, this earthquake was one of the most powerful natural events that can be felt on our planet. Which of the following most accurately describes why Haiti experienced such a massive earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Haiti sits on a tectonic plate boundary, which places it at high risk for earthquakes.

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Haiti was just unlucky, earthquakes can happen on any part of the Earth at any time.

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Haiti sits in the middle of the ocean on a hot spot, which means it sits on top of large amounts of lava.

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Haiti sits at a convergent boundary, which is the only tectonic plate boundary that can produce earthquakes.

Question 31

An extremely deep area of the ocean floor where an oceanic plate is moving below a continental plate is known as a __________.

Accepted Answer

Trench

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Plate Boundary

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Mountain

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Volcano

Question 32

A __________ plate boundary is where two plates separate or divide.

Accepted Answer

Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

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Subduction

Question 33

An __________ is the sudden and violent shaking of the ground usually caused by movement within Earth's crust.

Accepted Answer

Earthquake

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Volcano

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Mountain

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Plate Boundary

Question 34

The process that occurs when one plate moves beneath another plate because it is more dense is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

Subduction

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Transform

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Divergent

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Convergent

Question 35

A __________ is a long-elevated region on the ocean floor located at a divergent boundary.

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Trench

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Volcano

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Rift Valley

Question 36

The location where one tectonic plate comes in contact with another is known as a __________.

Accepted Answer

Plate Boundary

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Earthquake

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Mountain

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Volcano

Question 37

An __________ is the landform that is created when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate.

Accepted Answer

Volcano

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Earthquake

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Mountain

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Trench

Question 38

A __________ boundary is where two plates slide past each other.

Accepted Answer

Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Subduction

Question 39

A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart is known as a __________.

Accepted Answer

Rift Valley

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Trench

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Mountain

Question 40

An __________ is the landform that is created when two continental plates collide.

Accepted Answer

Mountain

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Earthquake

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Volcano

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Plate Boundary

Question 41

A __________ boundary is where two plates collide.

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

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Subduction

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