Plate Tectonics Quiz: Unit 2

Which geological features form as a result continental-continental convergent boundaries?

• Mountain ranges and high plateaus.
• Oceanic trenches
• Volcanic islands
• Rift valleys

Subduction zones in the ocean can create which of the following

• Deep ocean trenches

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• All of the above

Transfrom boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?

• Tsunamis

• Landslides
• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

A mid ocean ridge is associated with what type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Plate boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent

Where are volcanoes located?

• Continental- Continental Boundaries

• Transform Boundaries

• Hotspots, divergent, oceanic-continental boundaries

• Hotspots only

Wegener’s theory was rejected by scientists because

• it lacked a convincing mechanism for continental movement.
• it contradicted established religious beliefs.

Which of the following climatic phenomena supports the idea of continental drift?

• Ice cores from Greenland showing evidence of rapid climate change

• Current desert conditions in northern Africa

• Evidence of coal deposits fossils, found in Antarctica

• Volcanic activity in Iceland creating new land masses

Which of the following is not one of the key pieces of evidence used by Alfred Wegener to support the theory of continental drift?

• The matching shapes of continents, like how South America and Africa fit together

• Evidence of ancient glaciers in regions that are now tropical

• Fossils of similar species found on continents now separated by oceans

• The discovery of volcanic islands forming in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

This type of volcano forms along convergent plate boundaries, where one plate is subducted under another, causing magma to rise to the surface. What type of volcano is this?

• Fissure Volcano

• Cinder cone volcano
• Shield volcano
• Composite ( Strato) Volcano

What is the difference between lava and magma?

• Magma is molten rock above the Earth's surface, and Lava is below the surface.

• Lava is molten rock above the Earth's surface, and magma is below the surface.