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Mr. Bradley’s plate boundaries

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram shows a cross section of a portion of the Earth. Which letter represents a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

2.

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

a)

Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

b)

Two continental plates collided.

c)

One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

d)

One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

3.

Which diagram shows a plate boundary that is typical for the formation of volcanoes?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Use the diagram to answer the question. What results as the two oceanic plates converge?

a)

formation of a deep sea trench and island volcanoes

b)

earthquake activity and appearance of a transform fault

c)

volcanic eruption along both oceanic plate edges

d)

formation of a continental mountain range

5.

Use the diagram to answer the question. What results when the two plates move in the direction indicated by the arrows?

a)

formation of a deep sea trench and island volcanoes

b)

earthquake activity and appearance of a transform fault

c)

volcanic eruption along the edges of both plates

d)

formation of a continental mountain range

6.

The diagram below shows a cross section of a portion of the Earth. Which location represents a deep ocean trench?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

7.

What is occurring at the Nazca Plate?

a)

Trasformation

b)

Subduction

c)

Lithification

d)

Compaction

8.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
9.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
10.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
11.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
12.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
13.
Sometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Subduction
14.
When an oceanic plate is subducted under a continental plate, a deep valley is formed in the ocean. What is this valley called? 
a)
a trench
b)
a rift zone
c)
ocean spreading ridge
d)
Continental crust
15.
When convergent plates collide, if both plates are pushed upward, this forms.  
a)
Fissures
b)
Mountain Ranges
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Rock Cycle
16.

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Strike Slip

17.

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Submergent

18.

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Strike Slip

19.

What geologic feature/event will most likely be found at a transform boundary?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift Valleys

20.

What geologic feature/event would most likely occur at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Island Arc

d)

Flat Land

21.

What geologic feature/event would most likely be found at a divergent boundary between two continental plates?

a)

Mid-ocean Ridge

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Island Arc

22.

What geologic feature would most likely be found at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?

a)

Volcano

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Island Arc

23.

A subduction zone is formed...

a)

when a more dense plate sinks below a less dense plate

b)

at EVERY type of convergent boundary

c)

at EVERY type of divergent boundary

d)

when a less dense plate sinks below a more dense plate

24.

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

a)

Convergent Oceanic

b)

Divergent Oceanic

c)

Divergent Continental

d)

Transform

25.

What two crustal features occur near every subduction zone?

a)

Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges

b)

Volcanoes and Rift Valleys

c)

Mid Ocean Ridges and Trenches

d)

Volcanoes and Trenches

26.

A divergent boundary in the ocean creates what feature?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Deep Ocean Trench

d)

Subduction Zone

27.

What is the "magic" that is happening in the mantle that helps move the lithospheric plates?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Condensation

d)

Conduction

28.

Aside from Earthquakes, what is the only other thing you will find at transform boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Subduction Zones

c)

Folded Mountains

d)

Fault Lines

29.

The process that occurs at a divergent oceanic boundary that creates new crust (sea floor) is called?

a)

Subduction

b)

Seafloor Spreading

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Volcanism

30.

The only type of crust that will subduct if two plates converge is...

a)

Oceanic

b)

Continental

31.

What type of boundary forms a rift valley?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

32.

What type of boundary forms a Volcanic Arc of islands?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

33.

What type of boundary forms a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

34.

What boundary forms folded mountains?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

35.

What boundary forms a subduction zone, volcano, or deep ocean trench?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

36.

What boundary forms a fault?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

37.

What forms at a divergent, continental to continental boundary?

a)

rift valley

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

mountain

d)

fault

38.

At what boundary will you find a fault?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

39.

At what type of boundary will subduction occur?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

40.

At what type of boundary will a trench or deep ocean trench form?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

41.

What type of boundary is associated with oceanic to oceanic plates forming a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

42.

What type of boundary is associated with an oceanic to oceanic plate boundary that forms a rift valley?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

43.

At what type of boundary will a fault form?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

44.

At what type of boundary do plates subduct forming a volcanic island?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

45.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift
46.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between a continental and oceanic plate?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Rift
47.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
48.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
49.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
50.
What is happening at this boundary?
a)
A rift valley forms
b)
Mountains are building
c)
The ocean is sinking
d)
Volcanoes form
51.
What feature is formed by this boundary type?
a)
Ocean trenches
b)
San Andreas fault
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Lake Erie
52.
What feature is is created at a subduction zone?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
b)
Volcanic Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Rift Valley
53.
A subduction zone is a __________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
transferring
54.
What feature is shown by the arrows?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
Andes Mountains
55.
When an underwater earthquake causes a giant wave to come ashore, that wave is known as a...
a)
seismic wave
b)
shearing
c)
focus wave
d)
tsunami
56.
Earthquakes are caused by...
a)
seismic gaps
b)
sudden movement of water
c)
too much drilling along plate boundaries
d)
sudden movements of rock along a fault
57.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
58.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
59.
What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?
a)
Covergent
b)
Transformers
c)
Divergent
d)
Transform
60.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
61.
What is happening at Z?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
subduction zone
c)
transform boundary
d)
sea floor spreading
62.
Name the boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
63.
What technology was used during WWII to detect enemy submarines and produce the first map of the seafloor?
a)
Sonar
b)
Radar
c)
GPS
64.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
65.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
66.
The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.
a)
fault
b)
plate boundary
c)
plate edge
d)
ring of fire
67.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

68.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

69.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

70.

New crust forms along a(n)

a)

subduction zone

b)

divergent boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

transform boundary

71.

___________, meaning "all land," is the name of the great landmass that existed millions of years ago.

a)

lithosphere

b)

Pangaea

c)

subduction zone

d)

tectonic

e)

Wegener

72.

A __________ plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

a)

lithosphere

b)

Pangaea

c)

subduction zone

d)

tectonic

e)

Wegener

73.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

74.

Which color would be the mantel?

a)

Outside on the earth

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

yellow

75.

What color would be the earth's crust?

a)

Outside on the earth.

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

yellow

76.

What part of the earth makes up less than 1% of the earth?

a)

The crust

b)

The mantel

c)

The outer core

d)

The inner core

77.

Which part of the earth, makes up 67% of the earth?

a)

The crust

b)

The mantel

c)

The outer core

d)

The inner core

78.

Which is the outermost, rigid layer of the earth, made of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner core

79.

Which is the soft layer of the mantel on which the tectonic plates move?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner Core

80.

Which is the strong lower part of the mantel?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer Core

e)

Inner core

81.

The earth's mantel is made up of which two parts?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner core

82.

Which part of the earth's core is liquid?

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

83.

Which part of the earth's core is solid and dense?

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

84.

A tectonic plate is a block of......

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

85.

Convergent boundary

a)

Where two tectonic plates collide

b)

Where two tectonic plates separate

c)

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

86.

Divergent boundary

a)

Where two tectonic plates collide

b)

Where two tectonic plates separate

c)

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

87.

Transform Boundary

a)

Where two tectonic plates collide

b)

Where two tectonic plates separate

c)

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

88.

Subduction is when

a)

a yellow submarine

b)

old ocean crust gets pushed up by continental crust

c)

old ocean crust gets pushed down by continental crust.

d)

a yellow submarine

89.

What type of boundary?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

90.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

91.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

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