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Plate boundaries

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

The theory of plate tectonics predicts that ....................... and volcanoes should occur at plate boundaries.

a)

earthquakes

b)

trenches

2.

At plate boundaries some landforms, such as ...................................

a)

mountain ranges.

b)

mountain system

c)

earthquake

3.

-A (a)   boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

4.

Earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface.

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

convergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

5.

-Magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new (a)   crust.

6.

If two continents collide, then a .................................................... is pushed up

a)

mountain range

b)

rift

c)

trenches

7.

How the Himalayas formed, and are still being pushed up?

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

8.

If two oceanic plates collide, the older, colder, and denser plate usually subducts beneath the younger plate

a)

true

b)

false

9.

If one or both plates are oceanic, then (a)   occurs

10.

-If two oceanic plates collide, the older, colder, and denser plate usually subducts beneath the younger plate, with an (a)   marking the plate boundary.

11.

Under the sea, subduction produces undersea volcanoes, also known as (a)  

12.

Under the sea, subduction produces undersea volcanoes, also known as seamounts. If they grow tall enough, these volcanoes form a (a)