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Which plate boundary creates mid-ocean ridges like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Divergent: Oceanic-Continental
Transform
Divergent: Oceanic-Oceanic
Divergent: Continental-Continental
2
The process when one tectonic plate gets pushed below another plate.
Radioactive Decay
Seafloor Spreading
Convection
Subduction
3
Which plate boundary creates large Continental mountain ranges like Mt. Everest & the Himalayas
Convergent: Oceanic-Oceanic
Transform
Convergent: Continental-Continental
Convergent: Oceanic-Continental
4
Which letter best represents where new crust is formed?
A
E
C
B
5
Which letter best represents where old crust is destroyed?
E
D
A
B
6
Divergent plate boundaries can cause which of the following features?
Volcanoes
Seafloor Spreading
Ocean Trenches
Mid-ocean Ridges
Rift Valleys
Subduction Zones
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Which of the following are most often considered constructive forces?
Mountains
Seafloor Spreading
Volcanic Eruptions
Landslides
Weathering & Erosion
Earthquakes
8
Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving sideways grinding past each other?
Transform
Hotspot
Convergent
Divergent
9
Which of the following are most often considered destructive forces?
Subduction Zones
Seafloor Spreading
Volcanic Eruptions
Landslides
Earthquakes
Weathering & Erosion
10
What structure does (B) best represent?
Subduction Zone
Volcano
Seafloor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridge
11
Which of the following hazards would likely be found on convergent plate boundaries?
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Flooding
Tsunamis
Tornadoes
Landslides
12
Volcanoes can be found at which of the following locations?
Divergent Plate Boundaries
Convergent Plate Boundaries
Hot Spots/Mantle Plumes
Transform Plate Boundaries
13
Transfer of heat by movement of heated particles from a warmer area to a colder area in a circular motion.
Conduction
Convection
Radioactive Decay
Radiation
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Which of the following hazards would likely be found at a hotspot?
Earthquakes
Landslides
Flooding
Tornadoes
Volcanic Eruptions
Tsunamis
15
Which plate boundary involves plates grinding side-by-side; the San Andreas Fault is an example?
Transform
Divergent: Continental-Continental
Divergent: Oceanic-Oceanic
Divergent: Oceanic-Continental
16
The process in the mantle responsible for moving the tectonic plates?
Radioactive Decay
Heat of Formation
Subduction
Convection
17
Earthquakes can be found at which of the following locations?
Hotspots/Mantle Plumes
Divergent Plate Boundaries
Convergent Plate Boundaries
Transform Plate Boundaries
18
Which letter best represents convection currents in the mantle?
B
E
C
D
19
Which of the following are found at subduction zones?
Rift Valleys
Trenches
Earthquakes
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Volcanoes
Seafloor Spreading
20
What type of plate boundary does (C) best represent?
Transform
Bionic
Divergent
Convergent
21
Which plate boundary creates large rift valleys like the East African Rift Valley?
Divergent: Continental-Continental
Divergent: Oceanic-Continental
Divergent: Oceanic-Oceanic
Transform
22
What structure does (A) best represent?
Ocean Trench
Subduction Zone
Continental Crust
Mid-Ocean Ridge
23
What type of plate boundary does (A) best represent?
Convergent
Divergent
Bionic
Transform
24
Which type of plate boundary involves two plates smashing into each other?
Hotspot
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
25
Which of the following hazards would likely be found on divergent plate boundaries?
Earthquakes
Landslides
Tsunamis
Wildfires
Tornadoes
Volcanic Eruptions
26
Transform plate boundaries can cause which of the following features?
Subduction Zones
Mid-ocean Ridges
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
27
Area where a column of magma in the mantle rises to Earth’s surface; often in the middle of a tectonic plate.
Hot spot
Mantle Plume
Subduction Zone
Mid-ocean ridge
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Convergent plate boundaries can cause which of the following features?
Mid-ocean Ridges
Subduction Zones
Mountains
Trenches
Volcanoes
Rift Valleys
29
Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving away from each other?
Hotspot
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
30
Which of the following plate boundaries creates volcanic island arcs like Japan?
Convergent: Oceanic-Continental
Transform
Convergent: Continental-Continental
Convergent: Oceanic-Oceanic
31
Which plate boundary creates volcanic mountain ranges on the coast like the Andes in S. America
Convergent: Continental-Continental
Transform
Convergent: Oceanic-Oceanic
Convergent: Oceanic-Continental
32
Which letters represent where you would most likely find a volcano?
E
A
D
B
