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Plate Tectonic

Quiz by Virgil P. Samonte

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19 questions
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  • Q1
    Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of volcanic arcs?
    Divergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    Convergent boundary
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?
    Subduction zone
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q3
    Which type of plate boundary is associated with the subduction of one plate beneath another?
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    Convergent boundary
    Divergent boundary
    30s
  • Q4
    Which type of plate boundary involves plates sliding past each other horizontally?
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Subduction zone
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another plate?
    Seafloor spreading
    Continental collision
    Subduction
    Transform fault
    30s
  • Q6
    Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart?
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    30s
  • Q7
    Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates colliding and pushing against each other?
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    Divergent boundary
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is NOT a tectonic plate?
    Antarctic Plate
    Eurasian Plate
    Pacific Plate
    North American Plate
    30s
  • Q9
    What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
    Subduction zone
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q10
    Which type of plate boundary involves two plates colliding and one sliding beneath the other?
    Divergent boundary
    Subduction zone
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q11
    Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving away from each other?
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    Divergent boundary
    Convergent boundary
    30s
  • Q12
    Which type of plate boundary involves two plates sliding past each other horizontally?
    Convergent boundary
    Subduction zone
    Divergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q13
    Which type of plate boundary involves one plate sliding beneath another, leading to the formation of a deep-sea trench?
    Divergent boundary
    Subduction zone
    Transform boundary
    Convergent boundary
    30s
  • Q14
    Which type of plate boundary involves the lateral sliding of two plates past each other without any creation or destruction of lithosphere?
    Divergent boundary
    Subduction zone
    Convergent boundary
    Transform boundary
    30s
  • Q15
    Which type of plate boundary involves the collision and uplift of crustal material?
    Transform boundary
    Subduction zone
    Convergent boundary
    Divergent boundary
    30s

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