Plate Tectonics Quiz

In which boundary do two plates SLIDE or move past each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

In which boundary do two plates COLLIDE or come together?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

In which boundary do two plates DIVIDE or move apart from each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

Match the layers of the earth with their descriptions

• Crust

• Liquid nickel and iron

• Inner core

• Outermost layer

• Oceanic crust

• Crust that sits under a continent

• Outer core

• Crust that sits under the ocean

• Continental crust

• Solid nickel and iron

Which of these is NOT a boundary type?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Lithospheric

What is created during a transform boundary?

• Trenches

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Ridges

A volcano can occur when two plates collide together (convergent boundary).

• True

• False

What is the process called in which tectonic plates split apart from each other causing mid-ocean ridges?

• Subduction

• Convection

• Seafloor Spreading

• Oobleck

What is a characteristic of the Asthenosphere?

• Solid or rigid

• Plastic-like solid

What happens during subduction?

• One plate gets pushed under another

• volcanoes can not be found here

• new crust is formed

• Pangaea occurs