Tectonic Plates Quiz

What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Volcanic boundaries, earthquake boundaries, and fault boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

Name the boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

What are the environmental effects of tectonic plate movement?

• Global cooling, ocean acidification, and deforestation

• Increase in biodiversity, decrease in natural disasters, and rise in sea levels

• Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountains

• Expansion of deserts, decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and increase in rainfall

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How does tectonic plate movement contribute to the formation of mountains?

• Tectonic plate movement causes the Earth's crust to fold, uplift, and collide, leading to the formation of mountains.

• Tectonic plate movement has no impact on the formation of mountains.

• Tectonic plate movement causes the Earth's crust to shrink, leading to the formation of mountains.

• Tectonic plate movement creates deep valleys, not mountains.

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What is the primary cause of tectonic plate movement?

• Magnetic field

• Convection currents in the Earth's mantle

• Earth's rotation

• Volcanic eruptions

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Explain the concept of convection currents in the mantle and its relation to tectonic plate movement.

• Convection currents in the mantle cause movement of tectonic plates.

• Tectonic plate movement is caused by the Earth's rotation.

• Convection currents in the mantle have no impact on tectonic plate movement.

• The concept of convection currents in the mantle is a myth.

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How are earthquakes related to tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates shift and release built-up energy.

• Earthquakes are caused by changes in the Earth's magnetic field

• Earthquakes have no relation to tectonic plates

• Earthquakes are caused by volcanic eruptions

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Describe the Ring of Fire and its association with tectonic plates.

• The Ring of Fire is associated with the boundaries of several tectonic plates, including the Pacific Plate, the North American Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Philippine Sea Plate.

• The Ring of Fire is associated with the boundaries of the African Plate

• The Ring of Fire is located in the Atlantic Ocean

• The Ring of Fire is caused by the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate

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What is the connection between volcanic eruptions and tectonic plate movement?

• Volcanic eruptions are often caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

• Volcanic eruptions have no connection to tectonic plate movement

• Volcanic eruptions are caused by meteor impacts, not tectonic plate movement

• Tectonic plate movement causes earthquakes, not volcanic eruptions

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Explain how subduction zones are related to the movement of tectonic plates.

• Subduction zones occur at hotspots where magma rises from the mantle.

• Subduction zones occur at divergent plate boundaries where tectonic plates move away from each other.

• Subduction zones occur at convergent plate boundaries where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate.

• Subduction zones occur at transform plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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