Plate Tectonics Quiz

What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Lithosphere

There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• convergent
• thrust
• divergent
• transform

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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Convergent Plate Movement can create

• Rifts
• Mountains
• Ocean Ridges
• Radiation

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Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone
• divergence zone
• subduction zone
• lower zone

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

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What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Mountains
• Rift Valleys

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The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

• death ring

• fire zone

• ring of fire

• zone of fire

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The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.

• divergent boundary
• convergent boundary
• transform fault
• subduction zone

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