Soil and Tectonic Plates Quiz

Most earthquakes tend to occur at which location?

• The central regions of very large continents.

• Groups of islands farthest from any continents.

• The steep slopes of the very oldest mountains.

• The boundaries between continents and oceans.

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Convergent Boundaries push against each other and form mountains, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches.

• True

• False

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Divergent Boundaries move away from each other and can form ocean rifts.

• True

• False

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Transform Boundaries slide against each other in different directions and create earthquakes.

• True

• False

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There are 7 of these large, continuous land masses. ____________________________

• Continents

• Oceans

• Countries

• Islands

______________________________ are large pieces of earth’s crust that float on the mantle.

• Tectonic Plates

• Continental Shelves

• Oceanic Ridges

• Volcanic Arcs

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________________________________ is a deep valley at the bottom of the ocean.

• Deep Ocean Trenches

• Coral Reefs

• Continental Shelves

• Seamounts

Mountains or hills made by hot rocks and gases moving to the surface of Earth from deep inside Earth are called ____________________________.

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Canyons

• Valleys

A drawing or picture that shows the important features in an area is a _______________.

• Map

• Sketch

• Blueprint

• Diagram

A sudden shaking of the ground is an ______________________________.

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Flood

• Hurricane

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