Plate Tectonics Quiz

1. True or false: There are four types of plate boundaries.

• True

• False

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1. True or false: Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.

• True

• False

True or false: Convection currents in the mantle cause the movement of tectonic plates.

• True

• False

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True or false: Transform faults occur at convergent plate boundaries.

• True

• False

1. True or false: The San Andreas Fault is an example of a transform fault.

• True

• False

1. What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• 1. Convergent

  2. Divergent

  3. Transform

• 1. Convergent

  2. Divergent

  3. Subduction

• 1. Transform

  2. Subduction

  3. Induction

• 1. Divergent

  2. Conduction

  3. Induction

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1. Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary formation?
   

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Rift Valleys

• Volcanoes

• Mountain ranges

1. What causes plates to move apart at divergent plate boundaries?

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

• Convection currents

• All of the above

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1. What landform is created when two continental plates converge?
   

• 1. Mountains
     

• 1. Trenches

• 1. Island arcs

• 1. Rift valleys

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1. Which of the following is NOT a result of plate movement?

• 1. Earthquakes

• 1. Volcanoes

• 1. Mountain ranges

• 1. Deserts

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