Plate Tectonics Practice

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

• along the edges of all the continents.

• along mid-ocean ridges.

• in deep-ocean trenches.

• at the north and south poles.

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Plate Boundary

• The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

• The location where the food falls onto the table.

• Where one country ends and another begins.

• The edge of your patella.

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The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

• continental drift

• recycling

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Which process is primarily responsible for the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Subduction

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Erosion

At which type of plate boundary does subduction occur?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Rift valley

Which feature is commonly found at a divergent plate boundary in the ocean?

• Ocean trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic island arc

• Mountain range

Which of the following best describes a subduction zone?

• A region where two continental plates collide

• A region where an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate

• A region where two oceanic plates diverge

• A region where two plates slide past each other

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Please label the plate tectonic diagram correctly

a

b

c

Transform boundary

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

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A plate boundary is shown in this image. This would be a (a)   boundary.

• Divergent
• Seafloor Spreading
• Convergent
• Transform

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