Knowledge checker 1

What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

• Human activities

• Weather changes

• Movement of tectonic plates

• Solar flares

What is a destructive plate margin?

• When two tectonic plates move towards one another

• When two tectonic plates are stationary

• When two tectonic plates move past each other

• When two tectonic plates move away from one another

What happens to the oceanic crust at a destructive plate margin?

• It is forced to sink back into the mantle

• It rises above the continental crust

• It forms new land

• It remains stationary

What is subduction?

• When two plates move away from each other

• When two plates collide and form mountains

• When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other

• When two plates move past each other

What type of volcano is formed at a destructive plate margin?

• Lava dome volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Shield volcano

• Composite volcano

What is a collision margin?

• When two oceanic plates move away from each other

• When two continental plates collide and form fold mountains

• When one plate sinks beneath another

• When two plates move past each other

What is a constructive plate margin?

• An area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another

• An area where two tectonic plates are moving towards one another

• An area where two tectonic plates are moving past each other

• An area where two tectonic plates are stationary

What type of volcano is formed at a constructive plate margin?

• Shield volcano

• Composite volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Lava dome volcano

What geological feature is commonly found at a constructive plate margin?

• Deep ocean trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic island arcs

What is a conservative plate margin?

• Areas between two crustal plates that are moving past each other in opposite directions or at different speeds

• Areas where two plates are stationary

• Areas where two plates are moving towards each other

• Areas where two plates are moving away from each other