1) A boundary formed when two plates move past each other a) Ocean basin b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 2) Mountain range found in the middle of the ocean floor at a divergent boundary a) Mid-ocean ridge b) Trench c) Rift valley d) Volcano 3) A boundary formed when two plates collide a) Ocean basin b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 4) A boundary formed when two plates move away from each other a) Ocean basin b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 5) Where tectonic plates pull away from each other, which of the following geologic features is most likely to result? a) Rift valley/mid-ocean ridge b) Plateau c) Mountain d) Beach 6) Which would most likely occur where two continental plates converge? a) Tsunami b) Earthquake c) Mountain Formation d) Trench Formation 7) The interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events? a) Hurricanes b) Tropical storms c) Earthquakes d) Tornados 8) At which type of plate boundary will a trench most likely form? a) b) c) d) 9) An illustration of the major tectonic plates is provided. Which of the labeled plates in the illustration is the Eurasian Plate? a) A b) B c) C d) D 10) Which of these form at a mid-ocean ridge where two plates are pulling apart & lava is coming out? a) Metamorphic rocks b) Sedimentary rocks c) Igneous rocks d) Minerals 11) What type of rocks would most likely form at a convergent boundary? a) Metamorphic b) Sedimentary c) Igneous d) Extrusive 12) What type of fault when footwall is above hanging wall? a) Reverse b) Strike-slip c) Thrust d) Normal 13) What type of fault when hanging wall is above footwall? a) Reverse b) Strike-slip c) Thrust d) Normal 14) What forms at divergent boundaries? a) Mid-ocean ridges b) Mountains c) Trenches d) Volcanoes 15) What is a feature of convergent boundaries? a) Trenches b) Rift valleys c) Mid-ocean ridges d) Transform faults 16) What forms at transform boundaries? a) Fault lines b) Volcanoes c) Trenches d) Rift valleys 17) Evidence for continental drift includes? a) Fossil records b) Ocean currents c) Climate patterns d) Magnetic stripes 18) What supports seafloor spreading? a) Magnetic stripes b) Ocean currents c) Tidal waves d) Mountain ranges 19) What is a result of plate tectonics? a) Earthquakes b) Tides c) Weather changes d) Erosion 20) Which boundary forms mountains? a) Convergent b) Divergent c) Transform d) Subduction 21) What is a feature of oceanic-continental convergence? a) Trenches and volcanoes b) Rift valleys c) Mid-ocean ridges d) Transform faults 22) What is a key concept of plate tectonics? a) Plate movement b) Weather patterns c) Ocean currents d) Climate change

Plate Tectonics

Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?