WorksheetsPlate Boundaries and Topographic Maps
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
The diagram below shows a model of the movement of two tectonic plates. When the plates collide, one plate often moves below the other plate. The rising magma that can result from this type of plate movement may produce –
Fossil Layers
Volcanic Islands
Deep-sea Sediment
Seafloor Spreading
The map below shows the locations of four active volcanoes in the Caribbean Sea. What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?
The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary
The volcanoes form a line, indication a diverging plate boundary
Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation
Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor
If an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct under the other?
Oceanic Plate will subduct under
Continental Plate will subduct under
The Himalayan Mountains are shown on the map. Four students were asked to identify the geologic process that caused this mountain range to form. Which student correctly identified the geologic process that formed the Himalayan Mountains?
Student 1 - Two continental plates converging
Student 2 - An earthquake in a subduction zone
Student 3 - A tectonic plate moving over a hotspot
Student 4 - Movement at a transform fault boundary
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Submergent
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Submergent
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
Rift Valley
Island Arc
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Flat Land
A subduction zone is formed...
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
at every type of divergent plate boundary
at every type of convergent plate boundary
at transform boundaries
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Submergent
Sometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction
Convergent Boundary
When an oceanic plate is subducted under a continental plate, a deep valley is formed in the ocean. What is this valley called?
Trench
Rift Zone
Ocean Spreading
Continental Crust
The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. What is the elevation at Point X?
1500
1550
1600
1650
The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. What is the elevation at Point Z?
1950
2000
2050
2100
The points labeled W and Y on the topographic map below show the campsites of two families. Each family hiked to the elevation on the map marked X. The arrows show the paths taken by both families. What is the elevation at Point X?
600
610
550
440
The points labeled W and Y on the topographic map below show the campsites of two families. Each family hiked to the elevation on the map marked X. The arrows show the paths taken by both families. What is the elevation at Point Y?
600
500
480
460
The points labeled W and Y on the topographic map below show the campsites of two families. Each family hiked to the elevation on the map marked X. The arrows show the paths taken by both families. What is the elevation at Point W?
500
520
560
580
What is the contour interval of this map?
10
20
50
100
Which family took the steepest path to Point X?
Family W
Family Y
Which family began their journey being closer to the peak of the mountain?
Family W
Family Y
Which direction is the river flowing?
North
South
East
West
