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Apes Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where oceanic plates meet continental plates, old oceanic crust is pulled downward and the heavier oceanic crust slides underneath the lighter continental plate. This is called

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

Abduction

c)

Subduction

d)

Convection

2.

Which type of boundary results in the creation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

3.

Which of the following occur when stress overcomes a locked fault, releasing stored energy.

a)

Rift Valleys

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mountains

d)

Earthquake

4.

The huge blocks of the earth's crust that slide around slowly are called

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

Mid ocean ridges

5.

When plates move away from each other and creates new lithosphere

a)

Divergent plate boundary

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

6.

The San Andreas fault is which type of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent plate boundary

b)

Convergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

7.

In the diagram, A represents a

a)

Convergent plate boundary

b)

Divergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

8.

In the diagram, at which letter are you most likely to have island arcs.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes will be found at what letter

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What type of boundary is shown in the picture

a)

Convergent plate boundary

b)

Divergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

11.

Which type of boundary results in the creation of rift valleys, volcanoes, seafloor spreading, and earthquakes

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

12.

Transform boundaries mainly result in

a)

Island Arcs

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Mountains

13.

As oceanic plates move apart rising magma forms new oceanic crust this is known as

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Mid-ocean ridges

d)

Mountains

14.

Mountains on the ocean floor created by Sea Floor Spreading

a)

Sea Floor spreading

b)

Subduction

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Mid-ocean ridges

15.

when a plate moves over a hot spot and the heat form the rising mantle plume will melt the crust

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Subduction

16.

When plates move toward one another and collide.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

17.

When plates slide past one another.

a)

Divergent plate boundary

b)

Convergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

18.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Plate

19.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Magnetic Pole Reversal

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Faults in Mountain Ranges

20.

Which type of plate boundary is primarily responsible for the formation of the Himalayas?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction

21.

What geological feature is created when two tectonic plates move apart?

a)

Mountain Range

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Volcanic Arc

d)

Trench

22.

Which process is responsible for the recycling of oceanic crust back into the mantle?

a)

Seafloor Spreading

b)

Subduction

c)

Convection

d)

Erosion

23.

What is the primary cause of tectonic plate movement?

a)

Gravitational Pull

b)

Earth's Rotation

c)

Convection Currents in the Mantle

d)

Solar Energy

24.

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the San Andreas Fault?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction

25.

What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Hypocenter

c)

Fault Line

d)

Seismic Zone