Plate Tectonics

What is plate tectonics?

• The study of rocks

• The study of weather patterns

• The study of animal behavior

• The study of landforms

How many large plates is the earth's crust broken into?

• Five

• Twelve

• Seven

• Ten

Which of the following is not one of the seven large plates?

• African

• Antarctic

• Indian

• Eurasian

What are the two main types of tectonic plates?

• City Plates and Island Plates

• Forest Plates and River Plates

• Desert Plates and Mountain Plates

• Continental Plates and Oceanic Plates

What happens at convergent boundaries?

• Plates move apart

• Plates rotate in place

• Plates collide with each other

• Plates slide past each other

Where are major mountain ranges often formed?

• Inside deserts

• Inside forests

• Inside continents or near their edge

• Inside oceans

What is often formed inside continents or near their edge?

• Canyon

• Mountain Range

• Earthquake

• Volcano

What type of fault is associated with divergent boundaries?

• Normal Faults

• Transform Faults

• Divergent Faults

• Convergent Faults

What type of fault is associated with transform boundaries?

• Convergent Faults

• Divergent Faults

• Reverse Faults

• Transform Faults

What type of fault is associated with convergent boundaries?

• Convergent Faults

• Divergent Faults

• Transform Faults

• Thrust Faults