Plate Boundaries Quiz

What are plate boundaries?

• The place where two plates meet

• The place where one plate ends

• The place where plates are stationary

• The place where plates are destroyed

How many types of plate boundaries are there?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What happens at divergent boundaries?

• Plates move together

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates remain stationary

What forms as the ridges separate at divergent boundaries?

• Mountains

• Rift valleys

• Volcanoes

• Trenches

What are mid-ocean ridges?

• Areas where plates are destroyed

• Areas with rift valleys at their centers

• Areas where plates slide past each other

• Areas with no geological activity

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What is a hot spot?

• A place where plates meet

• A place where heated rock rises from the mantle

• A place where plates are destroyed

• A place with no geological activity

What is formed at divergent boundaries?

• Old crust

• New crust

• No crust

• Destroyed crust

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What happens during an oceanic-oceanic subduction?

• The younger plate sinks below the older plate

• The older plate sinks below the younger plate

• Both plates rise

• Both plates remain stationary

What are two features formed at oceanic-oceanic subduction sites?

• Island arcs and deep ocean trenches

• Coastal mountains and volcanoes

• Earthquakes and seafloor spreading

• Mid-ocean ridges and transform faults

Where are most deep ocean trenches found?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

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