TECTONIC PLATE

Which plate boundary is shown when two plates collide with each other?

• Divergent plate boundary
• Subduction zone
• Transform plate boundary
• Convergent plate boundary

Which plate boundary is shown by the figure?

• Subduction plate boundary
• Transform plate boundary
• Divergent plate boundary
• Convergent plate boundary

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

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

At which plate boundary do two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction zone

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is formed when one plate is forced beneath another?

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What type of boundary exists between plate A and B?

• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Subduction boundary
• Divergent boundary

If plate C is not moving, what type of boundary exists between plate B and C?

• Transform fault

• Convergent boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Subduction boundary

In which plate boundary can earthquakes occur?

• Subduction boundaries
• Mid-ocean ridges
• Collision boundaries
• Convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

According to plate tectonics, the Earth's crust is broken into segments. What do you call these segments?

• Earth slices
• Segmented layers
• Crustal blocks
• Tectonic plates

Plate tectonics state that the Earth is broken into segments that do not move or interact with each other.

• True

• False