Plate Boundaries Quiz

What is typically formed at a convergent boundary involving oceanic and continental plates?

• Rift

• Trench

• Hot spot

• Sea floor spreading

The Indian plate is going under the Eurasian plate and this process is called?

• Erosion

• Subduction

• Deposition

• Convection

How do you know the plates are diverging?

• Plates moving apart

• Plates moving together

• Plates rotating

• Plates stationary

Why do the rocks change in age as we move away from the boundary edge?

• Erosion

• New rock is being formed along the ridge

• Weathering

• Human activity

What do you notice about the shape of the South American and African continents in relation to each other?

• They are completely different

• They have similar coastlines that look like they fit together

• They are identical

• They are circular

Like the spreading sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean,  Africa's Great Rift Valley is caused by

• Convergent plates
• Frequent earthquakes
• Divergent plates
• A tsunami

Subduction plate boundaries around the Ring of Fire occur where

• Continental plates run into each other
• The sea floor is spreading
• Denser ocean crust goes under continental crust
• Fault lines are building potential energy 

What geological feature is commonly found at a divergent plate boundary?

• Deep ocean trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic island arc

• Mountain range

Which type of plate boundary is most associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

What is the primary cause of tectonic plate movement?

• Wind patterns

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Gravitational pull from the moon

• Ocean currents