Plate Tectonics

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

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary where two continental plates collide?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Rift valley

• Mountain range

• Volcanic island arc

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Which mechanism describes the movement of tectonic plates due to the heat from the Earth's interior causing molten rock to move in a circular pattern?

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

• Convection currents

• Tectonic drift

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What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics and involves the study of magnetic minerals in rocks?

• Fossil distribution

• Paleomagnetism

• Rock stratigraphy

• Glacial deposits

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Which type of volcanic activity is most likely to occur at a divergent boundary?

• Shield volcanoes

• Composite volcanoes

• Cinder cone volcanoes

• Lava plateaus

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What type of plate boundary results in the formation of a deep ocean trench?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Collision zone

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How do mountain ranges form at convergent boundaries?

• By volcanic activity

• By the sliding of plates

• By the collision and compression of tectonic plates

• By the stretching and thinning of the Earth's crust

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Which of the following is a direct result of plate movements?

• Meteor impacts

• Solar flares

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

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What is the primary reason for volcanic island arcs forming at oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries?

• Subduction of one oceanic plate beneath another

• Spreading and thinning of the oceanic crust

• Collision of two continental plates

• Upwelling of magma from the mantle

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Which of the following best describes the process of "ridge push" in plate tectonics?

• The pulling of a plate as it subducts under another

• The gravitational force at mid-ocean ridges pushing plates apart

• The sinking of colder, denser oceanic crust into the mantle

• The horizontal movement of plates past each other

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