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WorksheetsDivergent Boundaries
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 4mins
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1.
What is a divergent plate boundary?
a)
A boundary between two plates that are moving apart
b)
A boundary between two plates that are crashing together
c)
A boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
d)
A boundary between two plates that are not moving
2.
What causes seafloor spreading to occur?
a)
Old crust is destroyed at divergent boundaries.
b)
New crust forms at divergent boundaries, pushing old crust outwards.
c)
Old crust pushes new crust towards divergent boundaries.
d)
New crust forms as plates move over hotspots.
3.
Which of the following boundaries is a divergent boundary?
a)
The boundary between the Nazca Plate and the Pacific Plate
b)
The boundary between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate
c)
The boundary between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate
d)
The boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
4.
What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
Non-volcanic mountain
c)
Continental rift valley
d)
Trench
5.
What causes paleomagnetic stripes to form on the ocean floor?
a)
Different types of rock form in different locations on the ocean floor.
b)
Earth's magnetic field reverses while seafloor spreading occurs.
c)
Earth's magnetic field has been getting stronger over millions of years.
d)
Earthquakes cause Earth's magnetic field to reverse.
6.
What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
continental rift valley
b)
non-volcanic mountain
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
canyon
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