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WorksheetsQuiz 4 Plate Tectonics and Landforms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of stress in normally associated with convergent boundaries?
faulting
tension
shear stress
compression
At a divergent boundary, ____________ stress is the most likely to occur.
faulting
tension
shear stress
compression
Which of the following helps to explain why tectonic plates move?
Plates move because of the gravitational force of the moon pulling on Earth's surface.
Plates moves because the asthenosphere is slowly moving.
Plates move because landforms cause them to move in different directions.
Plates move because they are slowly expanding and growing larger.
Why do folded mountain belts sometimes form at convergent plate boundaries?
because rock is compressed and forced upward.
because convergent plate boundaries occur above hot spots.
because the rock is stretched apart and breaks, which allows magma to rise to Earth's surface.
because subducted oceanic lithosphere melts and rises as magma to Earth's surface.
What can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form far from plate boundaries?
rifting
folding
hot spots
subduction
This diagram shows a subduction zone. What type of plate boundary is shown in the image, and what type of landform is likely to occur here?
divergent boundary; a trench
convergent boundary; continental volcanic arc
divergent boundary; island volcanic arc
convergent boundary; folded mountains
The diagram shows a type of mountain range that can form at divergent plate boundaries. What type of mountains are shown in the diagram?
island volcanic arc mountains
folded mountains
fault-block mountains
continental volcanic arc mountains
This diagram shows how a volcanic island arc forms. Which types of tectonic plates are found at an island arc? AND name the type of plate boundary shown.
oceanic plate and oceanic plate; convergent boundary
oceanic plate and oceanic plate; divergent boundary
oceanic plate and continental plate; convergent boundary
oceanic plate and continental plate; divergent boundary
Which land features is associated with a convergent boundary?
Folded mountains, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches
Fault-block mountains, rift valleys, rift zones and flat-topped plateaus
earthquakes, and mountain ranges
Which land features are associated with divergent boundaries?
Fault-block mountains, rift valleys, rift zones and flat-topped plateaus
Folded mountains, volcanoes, and ocean trenches
earthquakes and mountain ranges
What event is associated with the activity at a transform boundary when there is a sudden release of energy?
volcano
earthquake
mountain ranges
What type of stress is normally associated with transform boundaries?
tension
shear stress
compression
vertical stress
When this occurs, new crust is added to the ocean floor
sea-floor spreading
convergent boundary
transform boundary
The "diving" of a dense plate underneath a less dense plate at a convergent boundary is known as:
subtraction
density
volcanoes
subduction
What type of plate boundary is shown?
convergent
divergent
transform
What type of boundary is shown
convergent
divergent
transform
What type of boundary is shown?
convergent
divergent
transform
The San Andreas Fault, where strong earthquakes occur, is an example of a
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
Mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountains that form at which type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Compression
Which landform is being formed in this diagram?
Island arc volcano
Ocean trench
Rift valley
Folded mountains
