Topic 4 Lesson 2 Practice Test

What drives the movement of tectonic plates?

• Wind currents

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's rotation

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How fast do tectonic plates typically move?

• 1-10 centimeters per year

• 1-10 meters per year

• 1-10 kilometers per year

• They don't move at all

The "Ring of Fire" is associated with which tectonic plate?

• African Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Antarctic Plate

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Which of these is an example of a convergent boundary result?

• The Himalayas

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• The San Andreas Fault

• The Great Rift Valley

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What type of crust is denser?

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

• They have the same density

• It depends on the location

What was Pangaea?

• An ancient ocean

• A supercontinent

• A type of plate boundary

• An early theory of plate tectonics

What might form if a divergent boundary occurs on land?

• A mountain range

• A rift valley

• A volcanic island

• An ocean trench

What is the main difference between oceanic and continental crust?

• Oceanic crust is older

• Continental crust is denser

• Oceanic crust is thicker

• Continental crust is less dense and thicker

What might you observe after a major earthquake along a transform fault?

• New mountains

• Visible offset of surface features

• New volcanoes

• Ocean trenches

At a convergent plate boundary, what happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

• The oceanic plate is subducted beneath the continental plate.

• The continental plate is subducted beneath the oceanic plate.

• Both plates rise to form a mountain range.

• The plates slide past each other without subduction.

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