7.10AB Plate Tectonics Review

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

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary where two continental plates collide?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Rift valley

• Mountain range

• Volcanic island arc

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Which mechanism describes the movement of tectonic plates due to the heat from the Earth's interior causing molten rock to move in a circular pattern?

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

• Convection currents

• Tectonic drift

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What type of plate boundary results in the formation of a deep ocean trench?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Collision zone

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Which of the following is a direct result of plate movements?

• Meteor impacts

• Solar flares

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

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What is the primary reason for volcanic island arcs forming at oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries?

• Subduction of one oceanic plate beneath another

• Spreading and thinning of the oceanic crust

• Collision of two continental plates

• Upwelling of magma from the mantle

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What type of evidence for plate tectonics can be observed as similar rock formations on different continents?

• Paleoclimatic evidence

• Geological fit

• Biological similarities

• Distribution of mountain ranges

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Which feature is typically formed at a divergent boundary on continental crust?

• Ocean trench

• Mountain range

• Rift valley

• Volcanic arc

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What phenomenon occurs when the denser oceanic lithosphere sinks beneath a less dense continental lithosphere at a convergent boundary?

• Ocean floor spreading

• Subduction

• Transform faulting

• Continental drift

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Which geological process is primarily responsible for the creation of the Himalayan Mountains?

• Volcanic activity

• Erosion

• The collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate

• The stretching of the Earth's crust

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