7.3 Plate Boundaries

7.3 Plate Boundaries

8th Grade

9 Qs

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7.3 Plate Boundaries

7.3 Plate Boundaries

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Robert Mcgrady

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Mountain boundaries, valley boundaries, and canyon boundaries

Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

Transform plate boundary

Divergent plate boundary

Subduction plate boundary

Convergent plate boundary

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving towards each other?

Divergent plate boundary

Convergent plate boundary

Transform plate boundary

Subduction plate boundary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Transform boundary

Subduction boundary

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the boundary where two plates move towards each other and one is forced beneath the other?

Subduction zone

Collision zone

Transform boundary

Divergent zone

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the boundary where two plates move away from each other and new crust is formed?

Transform boundary

Convergent boundary

Subduction boundary

Divergent boundary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions?

transform boundary

collision boundary

convergent boundary

divergent boundary

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the geological features associated with divergent plate boundaries?

Canyons, fjords, and sand dunes

Mountain ranges, deserts, and glaciers

Mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanic activity

Tropical rainforests, coral reefs, and lakes

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do plate boundaries contribute to the movement of the Earth's lithosphere?

Through processes such as subduction, seafloor spreading, and transform faults.

By creating new ocean basins

By causing earthquakes

Through volcanic eruptions