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WorksheetsPlate Tectonic Erosion Deposition
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 33mins
coastal erosion
plate tectonics
ocean currents
glacial melting
An earthquake
A volcanic eruption
Formation of a rift valley
Building up of a mountain
They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys.
They are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults.
They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes.
They are along a plate boundary in which plates diverged in the distant past, allowing new rock to build up.
Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate.
Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate.
Rift valleys form where two plates move away from each other.
Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate.
Location W
Location X
Location Y
Location Z
The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the east.
The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the west.
The Pacific plate is moving to the west, and the Nazca plate is moving to the east.
The Pacific plate is moving to the east, and the Nazca plate is moving to the west.
A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary
A valley forming at an active divergent boundary
A fault forming at an active transform boundary
A volcano formed by an active transform boundary
The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary.
The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.
Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.
Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor.
fossil layers
volcanic islands
deep-sea sediment
seafloor spreading
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction boundary
Convergent boundary
Peninsula
Volcano
Delta
Plateau
Which of the following methods would best model how the mountains formed?
Drop pennies into a pile
Shake a soda bottle until the soda shoots up
Drip water on the sides of a sugar cube
Push two towels together
The Rockies and the Appalachians are two major mountain ranges in the United States.
Which type of plate movement caused these mountain ranges to form?
Divergent
Oceanic
Convergent
Transform
One of the major transform boundaries in the world is on the southwestern margin of the
North American Plate along the San Andreas fault system. Which type of geologic event is
most likely to occur along this boundary?
Volcano
Seafloor spreading
Mountain building
Earthquake
Mountain ranges form where crustal plates meet. The natural elevation of Earth’s surface is
much higher on mountain ranges. What type of plate tectonic boundary causes this geological event?
Strike-slip boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Mount Everest in the Himalayas continues to grow in height approximately four millimeters per
year. The forces most likely responsible for the formation and growth of Mount Everest are
due to a —
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
fault boundary
Based on the diagram, what type of geologic event is most likely to occur at this type
of boundary?
Ocean basin
Earthquake
Volcanic eruption
Mountain building
A ridge is located on the boundary between two transform tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of the ridge?
