Plate Motion Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• subduction boundaries, rift boundaries, and strike-slip boundaries.

• collision boundaries, spreading boundaries, and sliding boundaries.

• oceanic-oceanic boundaries, continental-continental boundaries, and oceanic-continental boundaries.

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

Which theory explains the movement of Earth's plates?

• Gravity

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

What happens at convergent plate boundaries?

• Two tectonic plates collide and are forced together.

• Two tectonic plates sink beneath one another.

• Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

• Two tectonic plates move apart and create a gap.

What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

• Earthquakes are common at divergent plate boundaries.

• Mountain ranges are formed at divergent plate boundaries.

• Volcanic eruptions occur at divergent plate boundaries.

• Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent plate boundaries.

What happens at transform plate boundaries?

• Mountain formation

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?

• divergent plate boundary

• subduction zone

• transform plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction zone

• Divergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for earthquakes?

• transform plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• subduction zone

What is the process called when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• subduction

• collision

• compression

• convergence

What is the process called when two plates move apart and new crust is formed?

• seafloor spreading

• plate tectonics

• subduction

• continental drift