ESA Test #3: Plate Tectonics

Which of the following is happening at A in the picture?

How does the divergent movement of two plates affect the ocean basin between them?

What is B in the picture?

What type of boundary is responsible for seafloor spreading?

The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is a –

Two plates (Plate A & Plate B) collide at a convergent boundary, plate A sub-ducts. On which plate will volcanoes form?

What event do you predict will occur at the boundary shown?

Why are subduction zones not commonly found at a convergent continent-continent boundary?

What type of landform occurs where two tectonic plates with continental crust spread apart?

According to the plate tectonic theory, a plate can be made up of _____.

What type of boundary exists along the San Andreas Fault where many earthquakes occur?

Folded mountain ranges are usually associated with -

Which of the following contributes to the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

What feature is labeled D?

Which geological event is most likely caused by two continental plates colliding?

Which type of boundary is shown?

What feature is labeled E?

What type of plate boundary exists between the South American Plate and the African Plate?

Violent earthquakes are most likely to occur at which type of plate boundary?

The Himalayan Mountains began forming as a result of which type of plate boundary?

Which of the following occurs along transform boundaries?

A subduction zone creates a __________ and __________.

Why does oceanic crust typically subduct under continental crust when the two converge?