Plate Tectonics Quiz

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the two plates moving apart?

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Conservative Boundaries

• No Volcanoes

What geological feature is formed when a divergent plate boundary occurs on land?

• Shield Volcanoes

• Rift Valley

• Explosive Volcanoes

• Islands

Which plate boundary involves the collision of oceanic crust with continental crust?

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Conservative Boundaries

• No Volcanoes

What happens to the oceanic crust when it collides with continental crust?

• It subducts into the mantle and melts

• It rises up and forms shield volcanoes

• It creates rift valleys

• It causes small earthquakes

Which type of plate boundary results in the formation of some of the most explosive volcanoes?

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Conservative Boundaries

• No Volcanoes

What is an example of a volcano formed at a convergent plate boundary?

• Mt St Helen's

• Iceland

• Italian Volcanoes

• No Volcanoes

What causes the slow movement of tectonic plates?

• Heat from the earth's core

• Magma rising up in the gap

• Collision of oceanic and continental crust

• Convection currents

What happens when two plates get jammed together at a plate boundary?

• Pressure builds up and an earthquake occurs

• Magma rises up and forms shield volcanoes

• The plates move apart and create rift valleys

• Small earthquakes take place

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the plates sliding past each other?

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Conservative Boundaries

• No Volcanoes

What geological feature is formed at conservative plate boundaries?

• Shield Volcanoes

• Rift Valley

• Explosive Volcanoes

• No Volcanoes