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Plate Boundaries and Landforms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the the 3 types of plate boundaries?

a)

Dividing, Colliding, and Multiplying

Plate Boundaries

b)

Divergent, Convergent, and Transform

Plate Boundaries

c)

Division, Decision, and Dilution

Plate Boundaries

d)

All of the above

2.

What type of interaction occurs at Convergent plate boundaries? (Select all that apply)

a)

separation of plates

b)

collision of plates

c)

division of plates

d)

subduction of plates

3.

What type of interaction occurs at Divergent plate boundaries? (Select all that apply)

a)

separation of plates

b)

collision of plates

c)

plates move against each other

d)

subduction of plates

4.

What type of interaction occurs at Transform plate boundaries? (Select all that apply)

a)

separation of plates

b)

collision of plates

c)

plates move against each other

d)

subduction of plates

5.

What type of land feature may occur at a divergent plate boundary?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Mid-ocean trenches

d)

Rift Valleys

e)

All of the above

6.

What type of land features may occur at an continental-continental convergent plate boundary? (Select all that apply)

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Mid-ocean trenches

d)

Trenches

e)

Faults

7.

What type of land features may occur at an oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary? (Select all that apply)

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Mid-ocean trenches

d)

Trenches

e)

Faults

8.

What type of land features may occur at an transform plate boundary? (Select all that apply)

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Mid-ocean trenches

d)

Trenches

e)

Faults

9.

In which plate boundaries can earthquakes occur from? (Select all that apply)

a)

Transform plate boundaries

b)

Divergent plate boundaries

c)

Continental-Continental plate boundaries

d)

Oceanic-Continental plate boundaries

10.

True or False: Only plates of the same type can interact. Ex) only oceanic plates can interact with oceanic plates.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Fill in the blank: Volcanoes can form from_________-________ convergent plate boundaries.

a)

continental-continental

b)

oceanic-oceanic

c)

oceanic-continental

d)

none of the above

12.

Fill in the blank: __________ ________ cause the movement of plate tectonics.

a)

Divergent plate boundaries

b)

Ocean tides

c)

Moon gravity

d)

Convection currents

13.

Mid-ocean ridges are a result of what type of boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Insurgent

14.

Plate boundaries are located where?

a)

where two plate tectonics interact

b)

at the edge of my dinner plate

c)

Pangea

d)

on the floor