Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz

What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

• The Earth's core spinning

• Gravitational pull from the Sun

• Convection currents in the Earth's mantle

• The Moon’s gravitational forces

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What happens when plates move apart at a divergent boundary?

• Mountains form

• Earthquakes occur

• Rift valleys or mid-ocean ridges are formed

• Plates slide past each other

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What is the result when two tectonic plates collide at a convergent boundary?

• Volcanoes form

• One plate may sink beneath the other, creating a subduction zone

• Earthquakes stop happening

• Plates pull apart

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How do mountains form?

• When plates pull apart at divergent boundaries

• When plates collide and push together at convergent boundaries

• When magma pushes through the surface

• When plates slide past each other

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What happens when tectonic plates slide past each other?

• Volcanoes form

• Earthquakes happen due to stress building up along faults

• Mountains are created

• Subduction zones form

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What is stress in the Earth's crust?

• A type of volcanic eruption

• The force that moves rocks when plates shift

• The shaking of the ground during an earthquake

• The movement of magma beneath the Earth’s surface

What does tension stress cause when plates move apart?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Rift valleys

• Mountains

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How does compression stress affect the Earth's crust?

• It pulls plates apart

• It causes plates to slide past each other

• It pushes plates together, forming mountains or volcanoes

• It creates ocean trenches

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How are volcanoes related to tectonic plate movement?

• They form when plates move apart at divergent boundaries

• They form when plates collide and magma pushes through the surface

• They are caused by earthquakes at transform boundaries

• They occur only in areas where plates slide past each other

What is the relationship between faults and earthquakes?

• Faults are cracks where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes

• Faults are caused by volcanoes

• Faults prevent earthquakes from happening

• Faults only form at divergent boundaries

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