Plate Boundary Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and fault boundaries

• collision boundaries, rift boundaries, and shear boundaries

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• subduction boundaries, spreading boundaries, and sliding boundaries

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move towards each other?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

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

• convergence

• compression

• collision

• subduction

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

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

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• transform plate boundary

• subduction plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

What is the process called when two plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes?

• faulting

• plate collision

• tectonic shifting

• subduction

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges?

• divergent plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

• subduction plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and eventually broke apart?

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

• Pangaea

• Gondwana