Plate Tectonics Test

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2. Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by

• radiation
• conduction
• convection
• subduction

6. A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a

• mid-ocean ridge
• deep-ocean trench
• rift valley
• mountain range

7. What type of boundary occurs at point A in the diagram below?

• a divergent boundary
• a convergent boundary
• a transform boundary
• ocean boundary

8. What process is occurring at point A?

• Sea-floor spreading
• Subduction
• Conduction
• Melting

9. What type of boundary occurs at point B in the diagram below?

• a divergent boundary
• a convergent boundary
• a transform boundary
• ocean boundary

10. What process occurs at point B in the diagram below?

• sea-floor spreading
• subduction
• conduction
• cementation

15. How are earthquakes and volcanoes related to plate boundaries?