What is a plate margin (plate boundary)?

A region where two or more tectonic plates meet

A region where only one tectonic plate exists

A region with no tectonic activity

A region where tectonic plates are stationary

What is a characteristic of the continental crust?

It is usually older than oceanic crust

It is denser than oceanic crust

It is always younger than oceanic crust

What happens at constructive plate margins?

Plates move apart and magma rises to form new crust.

Plates collide and form mountains.

Plates slide past each other causing earthquakes.

Plates remain stationary and no geological activity occurs.

What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

Plates move apart from each other

What occurs at convergent plate boundaries?

Two tectonic plates move apart.

Two tectonic plates slide past each other.

Two tectonic plates remain stationary.

The process of one plate moving below another and sinking into the mantle.

The process of two plates moving apart.

The process of two plates sliding past each other.

The process of two plates remaining stationary.

What usually happens to denser oceanic plates at convergent boundaries?

They are forced below lighter plates.

They rise above lighter plates.

They move apart from lighter plates.

What are transform plate boundaries?

Areas where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally

Areas where two tectonic plates collide and create mountains

Areas where two tectonic plates move away from each other

Areas where two tectonic plates subduct under each other

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Along the coast of North and South America

How is a mountain landscape formed?

Mountain landscapes are formed by tectonic plates on the Earth’s surface pushing against each other.

Mountain landscapes are formed by human activity

Mountain landscapes are formed by earthquakes

Mountain landscapes are formed by erosion

A desert is defined as an area of land which receives no more than 25 millimetres of rain per year.

A desert is defined as an area of land which receives no more than 1 millimetre of rain per year.

A desert is defined as an area of land which was the result of erosion

A desert is defined as an area of land which receives no rain

A coastal landscape is?

The coast is where a land mass meets the sea

The coast is where a land mass meets the Nile River

The coast is where a land mass meets fresh water

The coast is where a land mass meets the Southern Ocean

How is a karst landscape formed?

A karst landscape is formed through erosion

A karst landscape is formed as a result of human activity, such as mining

A karst landscape is formed when easily dissolvable bedrock is worn away by rising sea levels

A karst landscape is formed when easily dissolvable bedrock is worn away by wind and rain

What are natural landscapes?

Natural landscapes (for example, mountains and deserts) are mainly unaffected by human activity

Natural landscapes (for example, mountains and deserts) are mainly unaffected by evasive species

Natural landscapes are made by humans but from natural materials mainly

Natural landscapes (for example, mountains and deserts) only exist in central Asia

How are built landscapes created?

Built landscapes are created by humans.

Built landscapes are created by humans during the 19th century

Built landscapes are created by humans in order to preserve natural landscapes

Built landscapes are created by the building up over millions of years of small rocks

How are fold mountains created?

created by upward pressure where two tectonic plates collide.

created by upward pressure where four or more tectonic plates collide.

created by downward pressure where two tectonic plates collide.

created by upward pressure where tectonic plates collide with the Earth's core.

What actually is magma ?

the hot liquid (molten) rock beneath the surface of the Earth

the hot liquid (molten) rock at the core of the Earth

the hot liquid (molten) rock outside of the surface of the Earth

the hot liquid (molten) rock that comes out of a volcano

How are block mountains created?

are created when cracks in the Earth’s crust known as faults force blocks of land upwards

are created when cracks in the Earth’s crust known as faults force blocks of land to colapse

are created when cracks in the Earth’s crust known as faults force blocks of land downwards

are created when magma from the Earth's core surges outward

Tectonic Plates, Landscapes and Landforms

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a landscape?

A type of painting

A term used to describe the visible features of an area

A type of weather pattern

A type of building

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a natural element of a landscape?

Buildings

Animals

Rivers

Weather

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are examples of changing elements in a landscape?

Rivers and mountains

Buildings and roads

Animals and plants

Weather

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are landforms?

Natural features of the landscape that form the overall shape of the earth's surface

Man-made structures on the earth's surface

Only mountains and hills

Artificial lakes and ponds

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

Mountains

Buildings

Roads

Cars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the hottest part of the Earth?

Crust

Mantle

Outer core

Inner core

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the outer core of the Earth made of?

Iron and nickel

Semi-molten rock

Solid rock

Water and air

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Tectonic Plates, Landscapes and Landforms

55 questions

What is a landscape?

Which of the following is a natural element of a landscape?

What are examples of changing elements in a landscape?

What are landforms?

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

What is the hottest part of the Earth?

What is the outer core of the Earth made of?

Approximately how thick is the Earth's mantle?

What is the Earth's crust primarily composed of?

What is a plate margin (plate boundary)?

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