Plate Tectonics Quiz

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

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of deep ocean trenches?

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of volcanic arcs?

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates grind past each other without creating or destroying lithosphere?

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of earthquake faults?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move towards each other and collide?

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain ranges?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary