Plate Tectonics Quiz

What type of plate boundary occurs when oceanic and continental plates move together?

• Conservative plate boundary

• Constructive plate boundary

• Collision zones

• Destructive plate boundary

What geological feature is formed when two continental plates collide?

• Earthquakes

• Fold mountains

• Canyons

• Volcanoes

Which type of plate boundary occurs when plates move apart?

• Conservative plate boundary

• Constructive plate boundary

• Collision zones

• Destructive plate boundary

Where does a destructive plate boundary example occur with the Nazca plate?

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

• South American Plate

• North American Plate

What is formed as magma rises up to fill the gap in a constructive plate boundary?

• Canyons

• Islands

• Volcanoes

• Deserts

At which plate boundary does friction eventually overcome and produce an earthquake?

• Destructive plate boundary

• Conservative plate boundary

• Collision zones

• Constructive plate boundary

Where does a conservative plate boundary example occur at?

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• San Andreas Fault

What is forced under the lighter continental plate in a destructive plate boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Magma

• Oceanic plate

• Crust

What is forced up and forms fold mountains in collision zones?

• Oceanic plates

• Crust

• Continental plates

• Magma

What is the geological feature formed when magma erupts onto the surface in a destructive plate boundary?

• Canyons

• Deserts

• Volcanoes

• Islands