WorksheetsPlate Boundaries
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
2.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
3.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
4.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
5.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
6.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Island Arc
7.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
8.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
9.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
10.
The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.
a)
fault
b)
plate boundary
c)
plate edge
d)
ring of fire
11.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
12.
Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
detergent
13.
The fancy term for mountain forming
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14.
Where can volcanoes be found?
a)
divergent boundaries
b)
convergent boundaries
c)
transform boundaries
d)
hotspots
15.
What term describes Hawaii's volcanoes?
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16.
Hawaii and California are both subject to the effects of plate tectonics. Which would you rather visit?
a)
Hawaii
b)
California
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