Tectonics - EQ1

Which of the following is not a plate boundary?

• Nazca

• Eurasian

• Antarctic

• Arctic

All Earthquakes and volcanoes are found near to plate boundaries.

• True

• False

Earthquakes near the middle of plates are associated with what?

• Ancient faults

• Fractures of the crust well away from plate boundaries

• New faults which may develop into new plates

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a cause of intra-plate volcanoes

• Ocean trench formation

• Magma plumes

• Hot spots

• Meteorite impacts.

Where are convection currents found which move the tectonic plates?

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

Slab pull is where denser oceanic plates are subducted at cold down dwellings.

• True

• False

Oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust

• True

• False

What are convergent/ destructive boundaries?

• Where two plates pull apart

• Where plates break

• Where two plates come together

• Where two plates slide beside each other

What are divergent/ constructive boundaries?

• Where two plates slide side by side

• Where two plates come together

• Where two plates break

• Where two plates move away from each other

Can you get fold mountains and volcanoes in the same place due to destructive plate boundaries

• Yes

• No