Plate Boundaries Quiz

What is a convergent plate boundary?

• A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other

• A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other

• A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other

• A boundary where one tectonic plate moves over another

Which of the following is a result of convergent plate boundaries?

• Formation of mid-ocean ridges

• Formation of mountain ranges

• Formation of rift valleys

• Formation of transform faults

Which of the following mountain ranges was formed by the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?

• The Andes

• The Rockies

• The Himalayas

• The Alps

What is subduction?

• The process of one tectonic plate sliding past another

• The process of one tectonic plate moving away from another

• The process of one tectonic plate being forced under another

• The process of two tectonic plates colliding and forming a mountain

Which type of convergent boundary involves an oceanic plate and a continental plate?

• Oceanic-oceanic convergence

• Continental-continental convergence

• Oceanic-continental convergence

• Transform boundary

What geological feature is commonly formed at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Deep ocean trenches

• Rift valleys

• Transform faults

Which of the following is an example of an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary?

• The Andes Mountains

• The Mariana Trench

• The San Andreas Fault

• The Great Rift Valley

What happens to the oceanic crust as it is subducted beneath a continental plate?

• It becomes part of the continental crust

• It melts and forms magma

• It rises to form new oceanic crust

• It remains unchanged

Which of the following is a characteristic of a continental-continental convergent boundary?

• Formation of volcanic arcs

• Formation of deep ocean trenches

• Formation of large mountain ranges

• Formation of mid-ocean ridges