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WorksheetsUnit 2 Lesson 3: Shaping Earth's Surface
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How do scientists describe the movement of a tectonic plate?
Static movement
Relative motion
Random displacement
Dynamic rotation
What determines the type of boundary formed between tectonic plates?
Size
Density
Relative motion
Age
At a convergent boundary, what happens when a dense oceanic plate collides with a less-dense continental plate?
Subduction
Divergence
Transform
Rift valley formation
Where are mid-ocean ridges located?
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Subduction zones
What is the main process responsible for the formation of fold mountains?
Subduction
Divergence
Erosion
Compression
Which mountain range formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
Rocky Mountains
Andes
Himalayas
Appalachian Mountains
What type of mountains are formed by tension stresses within a continent?
Fold mountains
Volcanic mountains
Fault-block mountains
Eroded mountains
How do fault-block mountains form?
Due to convergence
Due to subduction
Due to tension stresses
Due to compression forces
What processes gradually wear down mountains over time?
Subduction
Erosion and weathering
Faulting
Divergence
How do volcanic arcs form?
At divergent boundaries
Along transform boundaries
Where oceanic plates converge and subduct
Where two continental plates collide
What causes the release of energy in an earthquake?
Tectonic plate collision
Subduction
Rapid movement of rocks along a fault
Volcanic eruptions
What is the main consequence of underwater earthquakes?
Fold mountain formation
Landslides
Tsunamis
Volcanic arcs
How are impact craters on Earth formed?
Tectonic plate movement
Volcanic eruptions
Meteoroid impacts
River erosion
Which landforms are not formed by plate interactions?
Canyons
Fold mountains
Volcanic arcs
Rift valleys
How do craters on Earth's surface primarily form?
Volcanic eruptions
Meteoroid impacts
Tectonic plate collisions
Erosion and weathering processes
