Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

The Juan de Fuca plate is subducting under the North American plate. Which type of plate boundary does this describe?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Passive boundary

The United States is located on which continental plate?

• North American Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

List three major tectonic plates north of the equator.

• Australian, Pacific, Nazca

• Arabian, Indian, South American

• South American, Antarctic, Indian

• North American, Eurasian, African

• Eurasian, Indian, Antarctic

Would the Pacific plate have mainly oceanic or continental crust?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Both equally

• Neither

There is a mid-ocean ridge between the South American and African plates. What kind of boundary is this?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Which number is the closest location to the South American plate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The Cocos plate shares a boundary with which three major tectonic plates?

• Pacific, North American, Caribbean

• Eurasian, African, Antarctic

• Indian, Australian, South American

• Nazca, Philippine, Arabian

Which plate is marked with the 'x'?

• Indian Plate

• Arabian Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

Which plate includes the darker portion of the continent shown to the right?

• South American Plate

• African Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• North American Plate

Which plate includes the continent shown below?

• Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Antarctic Plate

• African Plate