Exercise 1: Major and Minor Plates

What is the largest tectonic plate on Earth?

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

Which plate is known for causing significant earthquakes in California?

• South American Plate

• Nazca Plate

• North American Plate

• Indian Plate

The Himalayan mountain range is primarily a result of the collision between which two plates?

• Pacific and North American Plates

• Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate

• African and South American Plates

• Australian and Antarctic Plates

Which of the following is NOT a minor tectonic plate?

• Juan de Fuca Plate

• Cocos Plate

• Philippine Sea Plate

• African Plate

The boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate is characterized by what type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What is the primary geological feature formed at divergent plate boundaries?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Rift valleys

• Earthquakes

Which minor plate is located beneath the Caribbean Sea?

• Nazca Plate

• Cocos Plate

• Caribbean Plate

• Philippine Plate

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• Wind currents

• Oceanic tides

• Mantle convection

• Solar radiation

The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What is the primary characteristic of a convergent plate boundary?

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

• Plates rotate