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Plate Tectonics Test Review II
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Test review for a 9th grade plate tectonics test. #platetectonics
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1
What type of plate boundary exists between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
transform
convergent
divergent
subvergent
2
Which of the following is happening at A in the picture?
earthquake
transform boundary
subduction
sea floor spreading
3
What type of boundary exists along the San Andreas Fault where many earthquakes occur?
transform
convergent
trench forming
divergent
4
A divergent boundary is -
subducting.
pulling apart.
pushing together.
sliding past.
5
Why is a broken graham cracker a good model for the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is brown.
The lithosphere is solid and brittle.
There are two types of crust.
The lithosphere has plasticity.
6
Why do most of the volcanoes on Earth exist along the "Ring of Fire"?
The volcanoes are in the middle of a tectonic plate.
Earth's layers are hotter in that area.
Tectonic plate boundaries are near.
The crust is thinner in that area.
7
What type of plate boundary exists between the South American Plate and the African Plate?
subvergent
transform
convergent
divergent
8
What type of boundary most likely exists along the "Ring of Fire"?
a divergent boundary
a convergent boundary
a transform boundary
a rifting boundary
9
Why does oceanic crust typically subduct under continental crust when the two converge?
The oceanic crust is denser.
The oceanic crust is less dense.
The oceanic crust is cooler.
The oceanic crust is thinner.
10
Violent earthquakes are most likely to occur at which type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Subvergent
Transform
Convergent
11
How does the divergent movement of two plates affect the ocean basin between them?
The size of the ocean basin decreases.
The size of the ocean basin increases.
The height of the ocean basin increases.
The ocean basin does not change.
12
Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with -
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
normal boundaries
divergent boundaries
13
What event do you predict will occur at the boundary shown?
volcanic island formation
an earthquake
trench formation
a mountain range formation
14
What type of boundary is responsible for seafloor spreading?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Subvergent
15
Which geological event is most likely caused by two continental plates colliding?
mountain building
canyon forming
sea floor spreading
volcano erupting
16
The Himalayan Mountains began forming as a result of which type of plate boundary?
divergent
subduction
transform
convergent
17
Which of the following occurs along transform boundaries?
volcanoes
mountain building
earthquakes
subduction
18
Which of the following is happening at B in the picture?
a volcano
a fault-block mountain
mid-ocean ridge
a folded mountain
19
Which of the following contributes to the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
convection currents below the lithosphere
magnetic-pole reversals
energy from the Sun
faults in mountain ranges
20
What type of landform occurs where two tectonic plates with continental crust spread apart?
a fault line ridge
a rift valley
a mid-ocean ridge
a mountain
21
A subduction zone creates a __________ and __________.
earthquake; tsunamis
trench; volcanoes
continent; oceans
mid-ocean ridge; mountains
22
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is a –
convergent boundary
transform boundary
normal boundary
divergent boundary
23
Compare the pictures. What inference can be made about Earth 225 million years in the future?
The plates will have stopped moving.
There will be more volcanoes.
Earth will have more land than water.
The landmasses will have changed.
24
Which type of boundary is occurring at A?
a strike slip boundary
a convergent boundary
a divergent boundary
a transform boundary
