Quiz on Plate Tectonics Role in Geological Events

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• • Gravity

• • Convection currents in the mantle

• • Ocean currents

• • Earth's magnetic field

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True or False: Divergent boundaries are where two plates move away from each other, allowing magma to create new ocean floor.

• True

• False

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True or False: Earthquakes only occur at divergent boundaries.

• True

• False

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True or False: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a convergent boundary.

• True

• False

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True or False: Volcanic activity can result from subduction when an oceanic plate moves beneath a continental plate.

• True

• False

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Which geological event is most likely to occur near a fault line?

• • Volcanic eruption

• • Earthquake

• • Mid-ocean ridge formation

• • Subduction

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Which of the following causes the most friction at convergent boundaries?

• • Slow plate movement

• • Divergent plates

• • Rubbing of denser oceanic plate against a less dense continental plate

• • Cooling magma

What happens at transform boundaries?

• • Plates move toward each other

• • Plates move apart

• • Plates slide past each other

• • Plates form new ocean floor

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• Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate movement?

• • Converging

• • Diverging

• • Folding

• • Transforming

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Why is magma less dense than the surrounding solid rock?

• • It contains more metals

• • It is in a liquid state

• • It has more pressure

• • It is cooler than the solid rock

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