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Plate Boundary Interactions

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following plate boundaries would you find a Subduction Zone?

a)

Convergent Plate Boundaries

b)

Divergent Plate Boundaries

c)

Transform Plate Boundaries

d)

Convection Plate Boundaries

2.

Which of the following plate boundaries would you find a Mid-Ocean Ridge?

a)

Divergent Plate Boundaries

b)

Convergent Plate Boundaries

c)

Transform Plate Boundaries

d)

Convection Plate Boundaries

3.

Which of the following images show a Convergent Plate boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following images show a Divergent Plate boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which of the following images show a Transform Plate boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

7.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

8.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

9.

Which layer of Earth are tectonic plates a part of?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

10.

What does the word "subduct" mean?

a)

Go above

b)

Go around

c)

Go below

d)

Go away

11.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reform

d)

Transform

12.

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by ______________.

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

ocean tides

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

the moon's gravity

13.

Which correctly identifies the geologic process that formed the Himalayan mountains (The World's Tallest Mountains, including Mt. Everest)?

a)

Two continental plates converging

b)

An earthquake in a subduction zone

c)

A tectonic plate moving over a hot plate

d)

Movement at a transform fault boundary

14.

Volcanoes and Earthquakes typically occur _______________.

a)

along plate boundaries

b)

only under water

c)

only in hawaii

d)

where it is usually hot

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.

When a divergent boundary happens under continental crust, it's called a:

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Block Mountain

c)

Folded Mountain

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

19.

When a divergent boundary occurs underneath the ocean, it's called a:

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Subduction Zone

d)

Fault Block Mountain

20.

The asthenosphere is the layer of the Earth just below the ________________________________.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Lithosphere

21.

The ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean formed along a _____________________________.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

22.

The type of tectonic plate boundary that sometimes has a subduction zone is...

a)

divergent

b)

transform

c)

convergent

d)

normal

23.

The San Andreas fault is an example of a...

a)

divergent boundary

b)

transform boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

plate boundary

24.

Rift Valleys and mid-ocean ridges are associated with...

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

transform boundaries

c)

convergent boundaries

d)

plate boundaries

25.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

Energy from the sun

b)

Magnetic pole reversal

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Faults in mountain ranges

26.

What event will happen at a transform boundary?

a)

Mountains will form

b)

Volcanoes with form

c)

Mid-ocean ridges with form

d)

Earthquake

27.

Which letter corresponds with the oldest rock?

a)

L

b)

M

c)

N

d)

O

28.

Which letter corresponds with the newest rock?

a)

L

b)

M

c)

N

d)

O

29.

How is possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

a)

Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

b)

New crust is underwater where it sinks

c)

New crust breaks more easily than the old crust

30.

Mid Ocean Ridge

Seafloor spreading

Islands

Volcanos

The crustal features above are formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

31.

Folded Mountains

The crustal feature above is formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

32.
  • Subduction
  • Trench
  • Volcanos

The crustal features above are formed at:

a)

Divergent C/C and Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C and Divergent O/O

c)

Transform and Divergent C/C

d)

Convergent O/O and Convergent C/O

33.
  • Faults
  • Earthquakes

The crustal features above are formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

34.
  • Rift Valley
  • Fault Block Mountains

The crustal features above are formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

35.
  • Volcanic Mountains

The crustal feature above is formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Convergent C/O

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

36.
  • Volcanic Mountains

The crustal feature above is formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Convergent C/O

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

37.

Island Arch / Volcanic Islands

The crustal feature above is formed at:

a)

Divergent O/O

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Convergent C/O

d)

Convergent O/O

e)

Divergent C/C

38.
  • Subduction
  • Trench
  • Volcanos
  • Volcanic Mountains

The crustal features above are formed at:

a)

Divergent C/C

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Divergent O/O

d)

Convergent C/O

e)

Convergent O/O

39.
  • Subduction
  • Trench
  • Volcanos
  • Volcanic Islands / Island Arc

The crustal features above are formed at:

a)

Divergent C/C

b)

Convergent C/C

c)

Divergent O/O

d)

Convergent C/O

e)

Convergent O/O

40.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called ___________.
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Sea-floor spreading
c)
Convergent boundary
d)
Renovating 
41.
What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?
a)
Subduction
b)
Induction
c)
Abduction 
d)
Reduction
42.
A _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.
a)
Fissure
b)
Rift valley
c)
Sea-floor spreading
d)
Fault
43.
What forms at a convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate?
a)
volcanoes
b)
rift valleys
c)
faults
d)
mid-ocean ridges
44.
Mid Ocean Ridge Formation  is created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
45.

Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

A peninsula

d)

An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.

46.

Around how much does a typical plate move in a year?

a)

1-6 inches

b)

6 inches to 2 feet

c)

2 feet to 6 feet

d)

1 mile

47.

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

a)

fossils discoveries

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

charts of the ancient world

d)

seismic graphs

48.

What is true of plate tectonics?

a)

they don't move for centuries at a time

b)

they are always moving

c)

there are fewer and fewer of them

d)

they don't move at all

49.

When two plates that differ in _______ collide, volcanoes often form nearby.

a)

pressure

b)

density

c)

speed

d)

temperature

50.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of boundary is it?

a)

converging

b)

diverging

c)

transform

d)

sea floor spreading

51.

The Nazca and South American Plates converge or collide together. The denser oceanic plate (Nazca) moves under the continental plate (South American Plate). What feature are likely found here?

a)

Rift Valleys

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Folded Mountains

d)

Ocean Basins

52.

The Indian Plate converges with the Eurasian Plate. When two continental plates converge, what crustal feature is expected to form?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Folded Mountains

d)

Ocean Basins

53.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Convergent and Divergent

b)

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

c)

Continental and Oceanic

d)

Trench and Island Arc

54.

This trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean and it was said to be the deepest natural trench in the world.

a)

Philippine Trench

b)

Mariana Trench

c)

Pacific Trench

d)

Atlantic Trench

55.

What will happen to the leading edge of the subducted denser plate?

a)

It will later reach the mantle, causing it to melt and turn into magma

b)

It will later reach the mantle and evaporate

c)

Volcanic arc will form

d)

It will generate a tsunami

56.

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

57.

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

58.

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

59.

Seafloor Spreading, Ocean Basins,

Mid-Ocean Ridges, and Rift Valleys form near which plate boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

60.
Besides the fitting of the continents, Wegener's idea of continental drift was largely based upon which of the following options?
a)
Fossil evidence between South America and Africa
b)
Massive mountain range system in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
c)
Magnetic "stripes" on the ocean floor
d)
Ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean
61.
Glacial deposit evidence supports Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift.  One of the major points of this line of evidence is that:
a)
Glacial deposits in India indicate that is moved from a different latitude (from a polar region to a tropical region) sometime in the past.
b)
Since there are no glacial deposits in North America, it must have been formed since the last episode of glaciation.
c)
The species of animals and plants that Wegener found fossils of were able to live in areas where there were glaciers.
d)
The climate of India, South America, Australia, Africa and Madagascar are all similar today because glacial deposits formed them.

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