Plate Boundaries and Movement Quiz

What feature is associated with the movement of magma at divergent boundaries on land?

• Earthquake swarms

• Volcanic activity

• Tsunami formation

• Rapid erosion

Which boundary type does NOT involve the creation or destruction of crust?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• All involve changes to the crust

What type of boundary is responsible for the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Static

What happens to the land at divergent boundaries located on continents?

• It creates deep ocean trenches

• It forms high mountain peaks

• It sinks and forms rift valleys

• It remains stable and unchanged

At convergent boundaries, what geological features can form when two continental plates collide?

• Ocean trenches

• Rift valleys

• Mountain ranges

• Islands

Why are mountains formed at some convergent boundaries?

• Due to the sinking of one plate under another

• Because of the stretching and thinning of the crust

• When neither plate is subducted and they compress

• The intense heat at the boundary melts the rocks forming mountains

What is a common result of the movements at transform boundaries?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Formation of new crust

• Creation of mountain ranges

What are tectonic plates?

• Sections of the Earth's core that are molten

• Large pieces of the Earth's crust that float on the mantle

• Fragments of the Earth's mantle that influence volcanic activity

• Isolated sections of the Earth's atmosphere that affect climate

What occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Plates collide and lift up to form mountains

• Plates move away from each other, creating new crust

• Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes

• Plates merge and cause volcanic eruptions

How do transform boundaries differ from convergent and divergent boundaries?

• They only occur underwater

• They involve the horizontal sliding of plates against each other

• They are only found in the Earth's outer core

• They result in significant deposition of mineral resources