Plate Techtonics Quiz

The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Subductive Zone
• Transform

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At which type of boundary are mountains formed?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Subductive Zone
• Transform

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At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?

• Tranform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Subductive Zone

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What type of boundary is formed when plates slide past each other?

• convergent
• horizontal
• divergent
• transform

According to the continental drift theory, a single, huge continent once existed called

• Pangaea.
• Wegener.
• Panthalassa.
• Euraisa.

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The process that takes place at mid-ocean ridges is called

• sea-floor spreading.
• uplift. 
• continental drift.
• subduction.

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Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Sedergent
• Transform

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• Convergent boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Divergent Boundary

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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Name the three types of plate boundaries.

• convergent, divergent, transform
• convergent, divergent, transformers
• divergent, insurgent, allegient
• conduction, convection, radiation

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