Plate Tectonics

Which of the following is a type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other?

• a) Convergent boundary
  

• b) Divergent boundary
  

• c) Transform boundary
  

• d) Subduction zone

At which type of plate boundary do earthquakes commonly occur without the creation or destruction of crust?

• a) Convergent boundary
  

• b) Divergent boundary
  

• c) Transform boundary
  

• d) Hotspot

Which of the following best describes a convergent boundary?

• a) Plates move past each other sideways.
  

• b) Plates move away from each other.
  

• c) Plates collide, and one plate may be forced beneath the other.
  

• d) Plates do not move.

The formation of the Himalayas is the result of which type of plate boundary?

• a) Convergent (continental-continental)
  

• b) Divergent (oceanic-oceanic)
  

• c) Transform (continental-continental)
  

• d) Subduction zone (oceanic-continental)

Mid-ocean ridges are typically associated with which type of plate boundary?

• a) Convergent boundary
  

• b) Divergent boundary
  

• c) Transform boundary
  

• d) Collision boundary

What happens at a subduction zone?

• a) Two continental plates pull apart from each other.
  

• b) One oceanic plate slides beneath another plate into the mantle.
  

• c) Two plates slide horizontally past one another.
  

• d) Magma rises to form new crust.

The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the __________.

• A. divergent boundary

• B. convergent boundary

• C. hot spot

• D. transform boundary

Which type of plate boundary is most likely to cause the formation of deep ocean trenches?

• a) Transform boundary
  

• b) Divergent boundary
  

• c) Convergent boundary
  

• d) Rift boundary

The __________ is an example of a transform fault boundary.

• A. Appalachian Mountains

• B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• C. San Andreas Fault

• D. Himalayas

Volcanic island arcs are commonly formed at which type of plate boundary?

• a) Convergent (oceanic-oceanic)
  

• b) Divergent (continental-continental)
  

• c) Transform (oceanic-continental)
  

• d) Subduction zone (continental-continental)