Understanding Plate Boundaries

Understanding Plate Boundaries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a transform fault, as illustrated by the San Andreas Fault?

A fault where one plate moves over another.

A fault where two plates collide head-on.

A fault where two plates slide past each other.

A fault where two plates move away from each other.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Subductive

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological feature is most associated with divergent boundaries?

Volcanic arcs

Island arcs

Mid-ocean ridges

Deep ocean trenches

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the plates to move apart at divergent boundaries?

Gravitational pull from the moon

Wind erosion

Magma rising from the mantle

Tidal forces

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of earthquakes along transform boundaries?

Volcanic eruptions

Ocean currents

Tectonic plates sliding past each other

Meteor impacts

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of the Cascade Mountains?

Subductive

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?

The plates slide past each other without interaction.

Both plates move away from each other.

The oceanic plate dives beneath the continental plate.

The oceanic plate slides over the continental plate.

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