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PLATE BOUNDARIES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

There is no formation of volcanoes in the convergence between _________.

a)

Two oceanic plates

b)

Oceanic and continental plates

c)

Two continental plates

d)

None of these

2.

2.When a plate is denser, it subducts toward the mantle and forms magma. This

process ends up in the formation of ___________.

a)

Mountain range

b)

Faults

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Trenches

3.

Most of the Philippine Islands were once part of island arcs. This means that

along with this boundary, there once existed two __________.

a)

Plates sliding past each other

b)

Diverging plates

c)

Converging oceanic plates

d)

Converging continental plates

4.

It is the dry-earth fracture or plate crack brought on by horizontal plate movement.

a)

Fault

b)

Valley

c)

Trench

d)

Ridge

5.

It is a phenomena that occurs as a result of plate movement during

convergence.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Subduction

c)

Fault

d)

Seafloor spreading

6.

Two tectonic plates migrate apart at a divergent plate boundary because of ___________.

a)

Magma formation

b)

Convection current

c)

Friction of two plates

d)

Solidify magma

7.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

When magma is heated, it sinks, and when it is cooled, it rises.

b)

Old oceanic plate is not as dense as the new oceanic plate.

c)

When compared to continental plates, oceanic plates are denser.

d)

All statements are correct.

8.

An event that may take place on the water surface when a great force pushes a significant amount of water upwards.

a)

Ocean wave

b)

Tsunami

c)

Typhoon

d)

Ocean tide

9.

Which of the following tectonic plates will experience an earthquake?

a)

Filipino plate and Juan de fuca plate

b)

Australian plate and Antarctic plate

c)

Cocos plate and North American plate

d)

Eurasian Plate and Indian Plate

10.

These materials pile up near the tension zone

forming mountain-like structures.

a)

Ocean ridges

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Magma Formation

d)

Faultline