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1
Which of the following are formed when two crustal plates collide with one another?
mountain ranges
hot spots
mid-ocean ridges
rift valleys
2
Which geological events are most common along tectonic plate boundaries?
hurricanes and tornadoes
erosion and deposition
earthquakes and volcanoes
tidal waves and sedimentation
3
Which of these describes a divergent boundary?
two oceanic plates rubbing against each other
two continental plates moving away from each other
two oceanic plates colliding
two continental plates colliding
4
Mid-ocean ridges (rifts) normally form where tectonic plates are
Stationary
Sliding past each other
Converging
Diverging
5
Which best shows crustal plate motion that causes volcanoes & rift valleys @ mid-ocean ridges
A
D
C
B
6
This mid ocean ridge portion best represents...
Transform faulting between Pacific and North American Plate
Divergence of the African Plate and the South American Plate
Convergence of the Nazca Plate and the South American plate
Subduction of the Phillippine Plate by the China Plate
7
This type of movement indicates that which type of plate boundary is present here
Complex
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
8
Which of the following is most likely to happen at this type of boundary?
Earthquakes
Tornado
Sea-Floor Spreading
Mountains form
9
Which feature is commonly formed when continental crust converges with oceanic crust?
Deep ocean trench
Transform fault
Mid-ocean ridge
New oceanic crust
10
What type of boundary is found at the Pacific plate and the North American Plate
Divergent
Uniform
Transform
Convergent
11
Which of the following is most likely formed at a converging continental plate boundaries
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Fault line
Mountain Range
Rift valley
12
Oceanic Crust is MORE dense than continental crust. What will happen when they collide
Oceanic crust would sink below the continental crust
Continental crust would become thinner than oceanic crust
Oceanic crust would ride above the continental crust
Continental crust would sink below the Oceanic crust
13
Which Surface feature was produced by crustal movements at a transform boundary.
East African Rift
Aleutian Trench
Tasman Hot Spot
San Andreas Fault
14
A rift valley is evidence of which type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Uniform
15
What type of plate boundary is found between the South American and the Nazca Plate?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Uniform
