EARTH STRUCTURE AND PLATE TECTONICS Quiz part 2

Which type of plate boundary is also known as constructive boundaries or extensional boundaries?

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Collision Plate Boundaries

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

• Transform Plate Boundaries

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

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Convergent Plate Boundaries

• Transform Plate Boundaries

• Collision Plate Boundaries

Which of the following is an example of a divergent plate boundary?

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• The Aleutian Islands

• The Himalayas

• The Andes

What process occurs at convergent plate boundaries?

• Divergence

• Collision

• Subduction

• Transform

Which of the following is NOT associated with convergent plate boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• Mid-Ocean Ridges

• Mountain Ranges

• Deep Ocean Trenches

What type of collision forms mountain ranges like the Himalayas and the Alps?

• Continental - Continental Collision

• Transform Collision

• Continental - Oceanic Collision

• Oceanic - Oceanic Collision

What type of collision forms deep ocean trenches?

• Continental - Continental Collision

• Oceanic - Oceanic Collision

• Transform Collision

• Continental - Oceanic Collision

Which of the following is an example of a continental - oceanic collision?

• The Andes

• The Aleutian Islands

• The Himalayas

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What happens during subduction at convergent plate boundaries?

• The less dense plate slides beneath the denser plate

• The denser plate slides beneath the less dense plate

• The plates move away from each other

• The plates move past each other horizontally

What is the main characteristic of transform plate boundaries?

• Upward movement of plates

• Horizontal sliding of plates

• Vertical movement of plates

• Downward movement of plates