Plate Tectonics
Quiz by Gary Hartle
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- Q1When two plates move toward each other, there is a _______________ boundary.transformdivergentconvergent30s
- Q2When two plates move away from each other, there is a ___________________ boundary.transformconvergentdivergent30s
- Q3When two plates move in opposite directions along their edges, there is _________________ boundary.convergenttransformdivergent30s
- Q4When one plate goes underneath another plate, it is called ______________________ .subductionoverlappingdivingslipping30s
- Q5This geologic event occurs at all three plate boundary typesearthquakes30s
- Q6What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 1?The Indo-Australian plateThe Eurasian plateThe Pacific plateThe African plate30s
- Q7What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 2?The North American plateThe Antarctic plateThe Indian plateThe South American plate30s
- Q8What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 3?The Indian PlateThe Pacific plateThe Antarctic plateThe Indo-Australian plate30s
- Q9What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 4?The Pacific plateThe South American plateThe African PlateThe Eurasian plate30s
- Q10What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 5?The Eurasian plateThe South American plateThe African plateThe Indo-Australian plate30s
- Q11What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 6?The Pacific plateThe North American plateThe Indian plateThe Indo-Australian plate30s
- Q12What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 7?The Pacific plateThe African plateThe South American plateThe Indo-Australian plate30s
- Q13What is the name of the tectonic plate numbered 8?The Indian plateThe African plateThe Eurasian plateThe North American plate30s
- Q14The geologic feature shown at number 5 is a ____________ .trenchmountainridgerift30s
- Q15The movement from 11 to 12 of the oceanic crust is called __________________ .riftingsubductionupliftelevation30s
