1) Which event is triggered by the interaction of tectonic plates? a) Hurricanes b) Tropical storms c) Earthquakes d) Tornados 2) Which event is triggered by the interaction of tectonic plates? a) Hurricanes b) Tropical storms c) Volcanic Eruptions d) Tornados 3) A boundary formed when two plates move past each other? a) Ocean basin b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 4) A boundary formed when two plates collide? a) Mid-ocean ridge b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 5) A boundary formed when two plates move away from each other? a) Trench b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 6) Plates are moving ___________ at a divergent boundary. a) together b) past each other c) away from each other 7) Plates are moving ___________ at a convergent boundary. a) toward each other b) past each other c) away from each other 8) Plates are moving ___________ at a transform boundary. a) together b) past each other c) away from each other 9) A ______________ is formed when 2 CONTINENTAL plates are moving apart (divergent boundary) a) rift valley b) trench c) volcano d) convergent boundary 10) When 2 OCEANIC plates pull away (diverge) from each other, a __________ is formed. a) Mid-Ocean Ridge b) Trench c) Mountain d) Beach 11) When 2 CONTINENTAL plates converge (come together), a _______________. a) tsunami occurs. b) volcano erupts. c) mountain forms. d) trench forms. 12) A trench is likely to form at a ____________ boundary. a) Divergent b) Transform c) Convergent 13) A mid-ocean ridge forms at a _______________ boundary. a) Divergent b) Transform c) Convergent 14) Volcanoes don't usually form at ___________ boundaries. a) Divergent b) Transform c) Convergent 15) Earthquakes can occur a) at divergent boundaries only. b) at convergent boundaries only. c) at transform boundaries only. d) at ALL plate boundaries. 16) Who was the first person to discuss the idea of plate tectonics? a) Charles Darwin b) Alfred Wegener c) Galileo d) Coach Hammick 17) What is the main piece of evidence that the continents were once one large land mass? a) continents show broken edges b) you can see where continents used to be covered in water c) bands of fossils line up across continents d) continents are broken only at transform plate boundaries 18) What features are the result of a continental crust to oceanic crust covergent plate boundary? a) mountain, rift valley, and trench b) subduction zone, volcanic arc, and trench c) volcanoes, mountains, and a rift valley d) mid ocean ridge, trench, and subduction zone

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