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Plate Boundaries Oceanography Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A volcanic island arc is formed by which type of convergent boundary?

a)

Oceanic-continental convergent

b)

Oceanic-oceanic convergent

c)

Continental-continental convergent

2.

The deepest part of the ocean floor is found in the

a)

Japan Trench

b)

Aleutian Trench

c)

Mariana Trench

3.

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

transform-fault

4.

What forms the island chain in the middle of the Pacific Plate we call Hawaii?

a)

Oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Mantle plume (intraplate activity)

5.

Deep ocean trenches are a sign of what type of boundary?

a)

Convergent boundary (subduction zone)

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform-fault boundary

6.

Identify what type of plate boundary forms the following landform: Islands of Japan.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform-Fault Boundary

d)

Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)

7.

Identify what type of plate boundary forms the following landform: Hawaiian Islands.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform-Fault Boundary

d)

Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)

8.

Identify what type of plate boundary forms the following landform: French Polynesia.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform-Fault Boundary

d)

Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)

9.

Identify what type of plate boundary forms the following landform: The Rio Grande Rift.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform-Fault Boundary

d)

Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)

10.

Identify what type of plate boundary forms the following landform: East Pacific Rise.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform-Fault Boundary

d)

Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)

11.

Organize these landmarks into the type of convergent boundary that formed them

Categorize the following

Cascade Mountains

Andes Mountains

Islands of Japan

Indonesia

Micronesia

The Philippines

The Lesser Antilles

The Himalayan Mountains

Alps

The Transverse Range in California

Oceanic-Continental
Oceanic-Oceanic
Continental-Continental
12.

Organize these divergent boundaries by where they occur on the planet

Categorize the following

Mid Atlantic Ridge

East Pacific Rise

Juan De Fuca Ridge

East Africa Rift

The Rio Grande Rift

Oceanic Divergent
Continental Divergent
13.

Organize these landforms by what type of plate boundary forms it

Categorize the following

San Andreas Fault

Garlock Fault

Alpine Fault

Hawaii

French Polynesia

Iceland

transform fault boundary
Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)
14.

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the San Andreas Fault?

a)

Mantle Plume (Hot Spot)

b)

Transform-Fault Boundary

c)

Divergent

d)

Convergent

15.

Which landform is most commonly associated with a divergent plate boundary?

a)

Volcanic island arc

b)

Deep ocean trench

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

d)

Fold mountain range

16.

Which of the following is formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary?

a)

Fold mountains

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Island arc

d)

Oceanic trench

17.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
18.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
19.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
20.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip