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Unit 3 Quiz 2 Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of plate boundary (fault zone) is accompanied by volcanoes (located about 50-100 miles from the boundary)?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

2.

What type of plate boundary is associated with shallow earthquakes?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

3.

What specific type of boundary describes the San Andreas fault?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

4.

Rift Valleys and Mid-Ocean Ridge are associated with which kind of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

5.

When two plates collide, the general term for this type of boundary is a ________________ boundary.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

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6.

When two plates move away from each other, the term for this type of boundary is a __________________ boundary.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

7.

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for creating the Sierra Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range in California.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

8.

When plates try to grind past each other, this is a ___________ boundary.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

9.

Which type of plate boundary has a subduction zone which can cause a deep trench in the ocean floor.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

10.

Which type of plate boundary creates new crust as magma rises to the surface?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform