Plate Tectonics Quiz

At what type of plate boundary does subduction occur?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Static

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• Ocean currents in the Pacific and Atlantic

• Wind from the surrounding air

• Molten rock below the tectonic plates

• Gravity pulling the plates towards the center of Earth

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What is subduction?

• Plates sliding past each other

• One plate moving over another

• One plate sinking beneath another

• Plates moving apart

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What landform is created when two continental plates collide?

• Ocean trench

• Mountain range

• Rift valley

• Volcano

Describe the type of plate boundary pictured and the landform or natural disaster that occurs at each.

• Divergent - Rift valley

• Convergent - Mountain range

• Transform - Earthquake

• Convergent - Ocean trench

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What is the difference between convergent and divergent plate boundaries?

• Convergent boundaries move apart, divergent boundaries collide

• Convergent boundaries slide past, divergent boundaries move apart

• Convergent boundaries collide, divergent boundaries move apart

• Convergent boundaries move apart, divergent boundaries slide past

What natural disaster commonly occurs at transform plate boundaries?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

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Describe the type of plate boundary pictured and the landform or natural disaster that occurs at each.

• Divergent - Rift valley

• Convergent - Mountain range

• Transform - Earthquake

• Convergent - Ocean trench

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Define "tectonic plates".

• Large slabs of ice

• Large slabs of Earth's crust

• Large slabs of water

• Large slabs of air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Describe the type of plate boundary pictured and the landform or natural disaster that occurs at each.

• Divergent - Rift valley

• Convergent - Mountain range

• Transform - Earthquake

• Convergent - Volcanoes

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