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Plate Tectonics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a plate boundary?

a)

The edge of the atmosphere

b)

The location where two tectonic plates meet

c)

The center of the Earth

d)

A type of mountain range

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of plate boundaries?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subductive

3.

What is the main difference between continental crust and oceanic crust?

a)

Continental crust is generally younger than oceanic crust

b)

Oceanic crust is composed mostly of granite

c)

Continental crust is thinner and more dense than oceanic crust

d)

Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust

4.

What feature is formed when two continental plates converge?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Volcanic Island Arcs

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift Valleys

5.

Which of the following is an example of a feature formed by oceanic-oceanic plate convergence?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Aleutian Islands

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Grand Canyon

6.

What is a divergent boundary?

a)

A) A location where two tectonic plates collide with each other

b)

B) A location where two tectonic plates divide or separate from each other

c)

C) A location where two tectonic plates slide past each other

d)

D) A location where two tectonic plates remain stationary

7.

What feature is formed when a divergent boundary occurs between oceanic crusts?

a)

A) Rift Valley

b)

B) Earthquakes

c)

C) Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

D) Mountains

8.

What is formed at a transform boundary?

a)

A) Volcanoes

b)

B) Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

C) Rift Valley

d)

D) Earthquakes

9.

Seafloor spreading occurs at which type of boundary?

a)

A) Convergent boundary

b)

B) Divergent boundary

c)

C) Transform boundary

d)

D) Static boundary

10.

Which of the following is younger according to the seafloor spreading theory?

a)

A) Crust located closer to the divergent boundary

b)

B) Crust located further away from the divergent boundary

c)

C) Crust located at the transform boundary

d)

D) Crust located at the convergent boundary