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Convergence Plate Boundary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are plates composed of?

a)

outer core only

b)

continental crust only

c)

oceanic crust only

d)

continental and/or oceanic crust plus a small part of the upper mantle

2.

Which of the following are not associated with convergent plate margins?

a)

deep-focus earthquakes

b)

rift valleys

c)

island arcs

d)

deep-sea trenches

3.

Which of these boundaries is responsible for creating volcanic arcs?

a)

Continental - Continental Convergence

b)

Oceanic - Continental Convergence

c)

Mid Ocean Ridges

d)

Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

4.

When one tectonic plate is pulled under another and into the mantle, it's called:

a)

A Subduction Zone

b)

A Transform Boundary

c)

A Ridge

d)

A Folded Mountain

5.

In what type of boundary is the only feature created going to be Mountains?

a)

Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence

b)

Oceanic to Continental Convergence

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

Continental to Continental Convergence

6.

Which of these boundaries can form Volcanoes? (choose all that apply)

a)

Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence

b)

Oceanic to Continental Convergence

c)

Continental to Continental Convergence

d)

Transform Boundaries

7.

Which of these creates a trench? Select all that apply.

a)

Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

b)

Continental - Continental Convergence

c)

Continental - Oceanic Convergence

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

8.

Japan, Philippines, and Mariana group of islands are volcanic island arcs formed by which of the following process?

a)

oceanic-continental divergence

b)

oceanic-continental convergence

c)

oceanic-oceanic convergence

d)

continental-continental divergence

9.

Which of the following famous land features was formed by the convergence of two continental plates?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

10.

When the subducting plate reaches the hot mantle, the rocks melt and turn into viscous material. This is a characteristic of which type of plate movement?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

all of these

11.

Which type of plate movement is characterized by the destruction of lithospheric plates?

a)

transform

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

d)

none

12.

Volcanic island arcs are associated with ___________

a)

transform fault plate boundaries

b)

divergent plate boundaries

c)

ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries

d)

ocean-continent convergent plate boundaries

13.

Predict what geologic features could result out of this plate boundary

a)

earthquake

b)

trenches

c)

volcanic island arc

d)

mountain ranges