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?

Shake a soda bottle until the soda shoots up

Drip water on the edges of a sugar cube

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

South American and North American

When volcanoes form magma, it rises from underground and produces a bulge. How does the volcanic eruption restore the Earth’s equilibrium?

After the eruption, pressure is equalized, restoring the system to a stable condition.

After the eruption, pressure is released until external air pressure is greater than internal pressure causing the system to become stable.

After the eruption, pressure continues to build until the bulge cools and becomes solid.

After the eruption, pressure is equalized but the system remains unstable.

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?

Erosion of the limestone by water

Weathering of the limestone by wind

Melting of the limestone by lava flows

Fracturing of limestone by Earthquakes

The shapes and landforms of Earth’s crust can be explained by the movement of the tectonic plates. Which of the following best explains how mountains are created?

Tectonic plates collide at convergent boundaries causing the crust to push upward.

Tectonic plates slide past each other at transform boundaries causing the crust to push upward.

Tectonic plates collide at divergent boundaries.

Tectonic plates collide at convergent boundaries causing the mantle to move upward.

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?

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

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

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

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

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence is there for plate tectonics?

Topographic maps that show elevation.

Evidence from drilling into the Earth.

Satellite images that show the outlines of the plates.

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

What happens in a subduction zone?

Two plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes.

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

Two oceanic plates diverge and create a ridge.

Two continental plates collide and form mountains.

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

Seafloor spreading

Subduction zones

Volcanic island arcs

Faulting

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Confine, define, and translate

Convergent, divergent, and transform

Contingent, defendant, and transcribe

Complete, deplete, and transplant

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Convergent boundaries

Divergent boundaries

Transform boundaries

All plate boundaries

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Convergent boundary

Divergent boundary

Transform boundary

All plate boundaries

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

Convergent boundary

Divergent boundary

Transform boundary

All plate boundaries

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Plate Tectonics Test review TEKS 2023

45 questions

What evidence is there for plate tectonics?

What happens in a subduction zone?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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