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A review of plate boundaries
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1
Which
two plates
are
responsible for creating Mount Everest
?
Indian and Eurasian
North American and Pacific
Indian and African
Indian and Austrailan
2
Which is the world's
largest ocean
?
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
3
Diverging
tectonic plates create:
Volcanoes
New rock
New land
All choices are correct
4
Which is the world's
smallest ocean
?
Arctic
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
5
A
denser
tectonic plate
sinking under
a
less dense
plate is called __________________
Transformation
Mid-Ocean Ridge
The Ring of Fire
Subduction
6
True or False:
NJ
is located on a
plate boundary.
True
False
7
Earthquakes
typically
occur at what type of
plate boundary
?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
8
Diverging tectonic plates
on land
create:
Rift Valleys
Mid-Ocean Ridges
9
The
Ring of Fire
is created by what type of
plate boundary
?
Transform
Both Divergent and Subduction
Divergent
Subduction
10
The
Ring of Fire
is around which
ocean
?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
11
Tectonic plates
move apart
at a ____________________
boundary.
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
12
True or False: All oceans and all land is located on tectonic plates.
True
False
13
A divergent boundary along the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is causing:
The Atlantic Ocean to be getting smaller
Seafloor spreading
The boundary has no effect.
Seafloor shrinking
14
Converging
plates with the
same density rise
to form ____________________.
New land
Mountains
The Ring of Fire
Volcanoes
15
NJ is located on a tectonic plate.
False
True
16
The
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
is created by a ________________
boundary
.
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
17
The
United States
is
located
on
which tectonic plate
?
South American
North American
North African
Eurasian
18
The
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
is located in which
ocean?
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian
19
Mount Everest
was formed because of a_______________
boundary
.
Convergent uplifting
Transform
Convergent subduction
Divergent
20
What causes the
tectonic plates
to
move
?
The plates do not move
A motor inside the Earth
Scientists are not sure
Convection current in Earth's molten mantle
21
True or False: Tectonic plates
meet
and
interact
at a
plate boundary
.
True
False
22
Where will
earthquakes
most likely occur
?
Along plate boundaries
The middle of oceans
The middle of continents
The edges of continents
23
Diverging plates in
the ocean
create:
Mid ocean ridges
Rift Valleys
24
When tectonic plates with
different densities
converge
, they form ___________________
Volcanoes
Convection Currents
The Grand Canyon
Mountains