Plate Tectonics Quiz

At convergent boundaries, plates (a)   against each other.

• move apart
• push

What can form when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

What is the process called when one plate sinks under another?

• Subduction

• Transformation

What type of boundary involves plates moving apart?

• Transform

• Divergent

(a)   are created at divergent boundaries.

• Mid-ocean ridges
• Deserts

What type of activity occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Strong earthquakes

• Volcanic activity

What happens at transform boundaries?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

What is an example of a transform boundary?

• Himalayas

• San Andreas Fault

What is not created or destroyed at transform boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• New land

When plates get stuck and suddenly move at transform boundaries, (a)   occur.

• Earthquakes occur
• Volcanoes erupt