Plate Boundaries Quiz

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the pulling apart of tectonic plates?

• Subduction plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What geological feature is formed at a divergent plate boundary?

• Volcano

• Canyon

• Mid-ocean ridge or rift valley

• Mountain range

Name one example of a divergent plate boundary on land.

• Great Rift Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• East African Rift Valley

• Rocky Mountains

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the coming together of tectonic plates?

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What geological feature is formed at a convergent plate boundary?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcano

• Subduction zone

• Trench

Name one example of a convergent plate boundary where an oceanic plate is subducting beneath a continental plate.

• Himalayas in Asia

• Rocky Mountains in North America

• Andes Mountains in South America

• Great Dividing Range in Australia

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

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

What geological feature is formed at a transform plate boundary?

• Volcano

• Canyon

• Fault line

• Mountain range

Name one example of a transform plate boundary on land.

• Amazon Rainforest

• San Andreas Fault

• Mount Everest

• Great Barrier Reef

What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the San Andreas Fault in California?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary