Worksheets3.3 over Plate Boundaries and their Landforms
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Plates move toward one another at this plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
2.
Which 4 properties belong to oceanic crust (lithosphere)?
a)
basalt
b)
young
c)
more dense
d)
thin
e)
granite
3.
Which 4 properties belong to continental crust (lithosphere)?
a)
granite
b)
old
c)
less dense
d)
thick
e)
basalt
4.
Plates move away from one another at this plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
5.
Plates move in opposite directions and slide past one another at this plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
6.
What type of landform is made at an OC-OC convergent boundary?
a)
volcano
b)
EQ
c)
island arc
d)
rift valley
7.
What type of landform is made at an OC-CC convergent boundary?
a)
volcano
b)
EQ
c)
island arc
d)
rift valley
8.
What type of landform is made at an CC-CC divergent boundary?
a)
volcano
b)
island arc
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain
9.
What type of landform is made at an CC-CC convergent boundary?
a)
volcano
b)
island arc
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain
10.
At an OC-OC convergent boundary, which plate subducts?
a)
The older oceanic plate
b)
The younger oceanic plate
11.
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
a)
friction
b)
density
c)
stress
12.
Which type of stress is represented in the diagram?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
13.
Which type of stress is represented in the diagram?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
14.
Which type of stress is represented in the diagram?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
15.
Which type of stress occurs at a DIVERGENT boundary?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
16.
Which type of stress occurs at a TRANSFORM boundary?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
17.
Which type of stress occurs at a CONVERGENT boundary?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
18.
The boundary type shown in the diagram is:
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
19.
The boundary type shown in the diagram is:
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
20.
Which type of mountains are shown in the diagram?
a)
Dome mountains
b)
Fault-block mountains
c)
Folded mountains
21.
Which type of mountains are shown in the diagram?
a)
Dome mountains
b)
Fault-block mountains
c)
Folded mountains
22.
Where have great amounts of volcanic activity been found to be concentrated?
a)
near magnetic poles
b)
near plate boundaries
c)
in the middle of tectonic plates
23.
The Hawaiian Islands formed
a)
over a hotspot in the Pacific Ocean
b)
where the Pacific Plate diverges from the North American Plate
c)
when it broke off the coast of California
24.
Which of the Hawaiian Islands is the oldest?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Maui
c)
Kauai
25.
Select the 3 landforms that are created at one of the CONVERGENT boundaries.
a)
continental volcanes
b)
folded mountains
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
rift valley
e)
volcanic island arcs
26.
Select the 2 landforms that are created at a DIVERGENT boundary.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift valley
c)
continental volcanoes
d)
folded mountains
e)
ocean trench
27.
What event typically happens at a transform boundary?
a)
earthquake
b)
flood
c)
volcanic eruption
28.
What type of plate boundary is marked below?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
29.
What type of plate boundary is marked below?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
30.
Plate Boundary
a)
The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.
b)
The location where the food falls onto the table.
c)
Where one country ends and another begins.
d)
The edge of your patella.
31.
Place the boundary with the correct landform it may have created
a)
Transformed
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
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