Chapter 7 Test Review - Plate Tectonics

the process in which two lithospheric plates of different densities converge and the denser one sinks into the mantle beneath the other

• subduction
• asthenosphere
• continental drift
• convection
• magnetic reversal

Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of plate tectonics?

• A) Isaac Newton
• B) Alfred Wegener
• C) Charles Darwin
• D) Galileo Galilei

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

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

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of which type of plate boundary?

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

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

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

Subduction zones occur at which type of plate boundary?

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart from each other?

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

Rift valleys, such as the East African Rift, are formed at which type of plate boundary?

• A) Transform boundary
• B) Convergent boundary
• C) Intra-plate boundary
• D) Divergent boundary

Which of the following phenomena is NOT directly related to plate tectonics?

• A) Earthquakes
• B) Volcanic eruptions
• C) Hurricanes
• D) Mountain formation