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PLATES IN MOTION Q1 M4 (WIK AND ASSESSMENT) RCDS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and Eurasian plate?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Fault Boundary

d)

Reverse Fault Boundary

2.

What type of boundary is associated with shearing stresses and shallow earthquakes?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Reverse Fault Boundary

d)

Transform Fault Boundary

3.

What are the features useful in defining plate boundaries?

a)

Coastal line, distribution earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

Distribution earthquakes and volcanoes, mountains ranges

c)

Coastal line, Mountain Ranges

d)

Desert, rift valley

4.

Where do earthquakes commonly occur?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Fault Boundary

d)

All of the Above

5.

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Reverse Fault Boundary

d)

Transform Fault Boundary

6.

What type of boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Reverse Fault Boundary

d)

Transform Fault Boundary

7.

What type of boundary is formed when two plates collide?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Reverse Fault Boundary

d)

Transform Fault Boundary

8.

If plate A is moving away from plate B at a rate of 2 cm/year, what is the distance between Plate A and Plate B after 1 million year (express your answer in kilometer per year)

a)

0.2 kilometer

b)

2 kilometers

c)

20 kilometers

d)

200 kilometers

9.

What kind of rock deformation occurs in convergent boundary?

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing Stress

c)

Tension

d)

All of the above

10.

Which of the following statements about rock deformation is false?

a)

deep crustal rocks are more likely to deform ductility than shallow crustal rocks

b)

hotter rocks are more likely to deform ductility than cooler rocks

c)

Most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rocks

d)

Rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to deform ductility than rocks under high confining pressure

11.

African Plate is moving away from South American Plate what kind of boundary is formed between the two plates?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Fault Boundary

d)

Reverse Fault Boundary

12.

What type of boundary is formed between Eurasian Plate and Indian Plate?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Fault Boundary

d)

Reverse Fault Boundary

13.

If the Antarctic Plate is moving away from the Pacific Plate at a rate of 3 cm/year, what is the distance between Antarctic Plate and Pacific Plate be after 1 million year (express your answer in kilometer).

a)

0.3 km

b)

3 km

c)

30 km

d)

300 km

14.

What type of rock stress dominate the divergent boundary?

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

d)

None of these

15.

What type of rock stress dominate the convergent boundary?

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

d)

None of these

16.

Which plate collides with Pacific Plate?

a)

Antarctic Plate

b)

Nazca Plate

c)

Philippine Plate

d)

Scotia Plate

17.

What type of rock stress is dominating San Andreas Fault?

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

d)

None of these

18.

What type of rock stress is predominant in the Himalayas Mountain?

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

d)

None of these

19.

Which is true about the Andes Mountain of South America?

a)

Convergent Boundary – Normal Fault

b)

Convergent Boundary – Reverse Fault

c)

Convergent Boundary – Left Lateral Fault

d)

Convergent Boundary - Right Lateral Fault

20.

What do you think will happen to the size of the Pacific Ocean millions of years from now?

a)

its size will become bigger

b)

its size will be smaller from now

c)

its size will not change

d)

None of the above