6G U7

What kind of boundary is represented by the below graphic?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction Zone

This map shows the boundaries of Earth’s major tectonic plates. Which numbered area on the map represents the African Plate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

MOST of the United States is a part of which tectonic plate?

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• North American Plate

• South American Plate

This illustration shows how most of the recycling of rock from Earth’s crust occurs when one plate goes beneath another plate. What is this process called?

• subduction

• convergence

• divergence

• faulting

Which geologic feature is evidence that the North American Plate once collided with the Eurasian and African Plates?

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Mohave Desert

• the Mississippi River

• the Great Lakes

What major events cause islands to form in the Pacific Ocean?

• tsunamis

• severe storms

• volcanic eruptions

• erosion

Mountains are MOST likely formed

• when glaciers melt.

• from earthquakes.

• when land sinks.

• along tectonic plates.

Which will MOST likely cause an earthquake?

• plates slipping along a fault

• a hurricane hitting a shoreline

• water weathering rocks on the ocean floor

• tidal stresses resulting from the distance between Earth and the Moon

In what section of Earth do earthquakes happen?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Which geologic feature MOST likely forms when an oceanic tectonic plate is slowly subducted beneath a continental tectonic plate?

• ocean trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental hot spot

• continental rift valley