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WorksheetsPLATES IN MOTION Q1 M4 (WIK AND ASSESSMENT) RCDS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and Eurasian plate?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
What type of boundary is associated with shearing stresses and shallow earthquakes?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
What are the features useful in defining plate boundaries?
Coastal line, distribution earthquakes and volcanoes
Distribution earthquakes and volcanoes, mountains ranges
Coastal line, Mountain Ranges
Desert, rift valley
Where do earthquakes commonly occur?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
All of the Above
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
What type of boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
What type of boundary is formed when two plates collide?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
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)
0.2 kilometer
2 kilometers
20 kilometers
200 kilometers
What kind of rock deformation occurs in convergent boundary?
Compression
Shearing Stress
Tension
All of the above
Which of the following statements about rock deformation is false?
deep crustal rocks are more likely to deform ductility than shallow crustal rocks
hotter rocks are more likely to deform ductility than cooler rocks
Most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rocks
Rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to deform ductility than rocks under high confining pressure
African Plate is moving away from South American Plate what kind of boundary is formed between the two plates?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
What type of boundary is formed between Eurasian Plate and Indian Plate?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
Reverse Fault Boundary
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).
0.3 km
3 km
30 km
300 km
What type of rock stress dominate the divergent boundary?
Compression
Shearing
Tension
None of these
What type of rock stress dominate the convergent boundary?
Compression
Shearing
Tension
None of these
Which plate collides with Pacific Plate?
Antarctic Plate
Nazca Plate
Philippine Plate
Scotia Plate
What type of rock stress is dominating San Andreas Fault?
Compression
Shearing
Tension
None of these
What type of rock stress is predominant in the Himalayas Mountain?
Compression
Shearing
Tension
None of these
Which is true about the Andes Mountain of South America?
Convergent Boundary – Normal Fault
Convergent Boundary – Reverse Fault
Convergent Boundary – Left Lateral Fault
Convergent Boundary - Right Lateral Fault
What do you think will happen to the size of the Pacific Ocean millions of years from now?
its size will become bigger
its size will be smaller from now
its size will not change
None of the above
