Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries Quiz

1) Which type of earthquake is caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

• a) Volcanic
• b) Tectonic
• c) Collapse
• d) Explosion

2) The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake in Japan was caused by what process?

• a) Collapse of caves
• b) Subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate
• c) Volcanic eruption
• d) Explosion from mining

3) Which type of earthquake usually occurs near volcanoes?

• a) Volcanic
• b) Collapse
• c) Tectonic
• d) Explosion

4) Earthquakes that happen when underground caves or mines collapse are called:

• a) Explosion earthquakes
• b) Volcanic earthquakes
• c) Collapse earthquakes
• d) Tectonic earthquakes

5) Which type of earthquake is artificial and caused by human activity such as nuclear tests?

• a) Explosion earthquake
• b) Tectonic earthquake
• c) Volcanic earthquake
• d) Collapse earthquake

6) Which type of plate boundary involves plates moving away from each other?

• a) Divergent
• b) Convergent
• c) Transform
• d) Subduction

7) Which landform is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

• a) Mountain ranges
• b) Deep trenches
• c) Mid-ocean ridges
• d) Fault lines

8) The Himalayas were formed at which type of boundary?

• a) Divergent
• b) Convergent
• c) Transform
• d) Explosion

9) Which is an example of a convergent boundary?

• a) San Andreas Fault
• b) Mariana Trench
• c) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• d) Rift Valley

10) Which boundary involves plates sliding past each other horizontally?

• a) Divergent
• b) Convergent
• c) Transform
• d) Subduction