Plate Tectonics
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Which of the following describes why earthquakes are common along the San Andreas Fault?
29divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
subductive plate boundary
transform plate boundary
- Q1
Which of the following describes why earthquakes are common along the San Andreas Fault?
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
subductive plate boundary
transform plate boundary
30s - Q2
This type of tectonic plate boundary occurs between two plates because —
distant boundaries at other locations on the same plates are causing the plates to move.
earthquakes and volcanic activity at the boundary force the plates to slide past each other.
ocean basins near the boundary push the plates in opposite directions.
magma from the magma chamber under the boundary forces the plates apart in a parallel motion.
30s - Q3
The picture below shows a cross section of a mid-ocean ridge.
This mid-ocean ridge formed as divergent tectonic plates moved —
away from each other
away from each other
30s - Q4
The picture below shows a cross section of a mid-ocean ridge.
Over time, the tectonic plates that move to form the mid-ocean ridge will —
stop moving
collapse
form convergent boundaries
form other divergent boundaries
30s - Q5
The picture shows a cross section of Earth's convection currents with circulating arrows.
The area on the surface of Earth, located near the upward moving arrows and marked S, is an area where —
earthquake activity is frequent
magma flows up
trenches form
volcanoes form
30s - Q6
The picture shows a cross section of Earth's convection currents with circulating arrows.
The areas on Earth, marked R, where convection arrows are moving away from the crust back into the mantle, are —
being pulled toward Earth's core
prone to forming volcanoes and earthquakes
from continental crust formations
known as divergent boundaries
30s - Q7
Continental mountain ranges are formed when two tectonic plates —
move apart along a mid-ocean ridge allowing lava to fill ocean basins resulting in a mountain range.
of different density collide and form trenches.
move together forming folds in the land over a long period of time, resulting in a mountain range.
collide into each other on a transform boundary.
30s - Q8
This volcano could have formed and erupted when —
less dense oceanic crust was forced under denser continental crust
two equally dense tectonic plates collided and both pushed upward
two equally dense tectonic plates separated and allowed hot minerals from Earth's crust to flow upward and out of the opening that formed between the two plates.
denser oceanic crust was forced under less dense continental crust
30s - Q9
The multi-directional movement of tectonic plates causes many geological events such as volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain building, and the formation of new ocean basins. The source of this movement that causes these events is —
Earth's rotation on its axis
the gravitational force of the Sun
excess heat from the Sun
convection currents
30s - Q10
The model below shows how mountains build on Earth's crust through the movement of tectonic plates X and Y.
This type of mountain building occurs when —
continental plates X and Y, of similar densities, converge and push Earth's crust upward.
continental plates X and Y, of different densities, diverge and deposit soil in large mounds.
continental plate X and oceanic plate Y, of different densities, collide.
continental plate X and oceanic plate Y, of similar densities, separate.
30s - Q11
The picture below shows a portion of a mountain range between the Indian and Eurasian plates called the Himalayas, which has some of the largest mountains in the world.
These mountains formed —
as two continental plates collided
at a subduction zone
at a transform boundary
as two divergent plates collided
30s - Q12
The picture below shows an aerial view of the Hawaiian islands, which were formed in a geological hotspot in Earth's mantle.
The Hawaiian islands were formed in this geological hotspot because —
tectonic plates shifted over time
a divergent plate boundary
tectonic plates shifted over time
a subduction plate boundary
30s - Q13
Ocean basins are formed under the surface of the water on the sea floor. What process forms an ocean basin?
Two crustal plates colliding
Two crustal plates moving apart
Two crustal plates melting
Two crustal plates freezing
30s - Q14
What is the most likely result of one tectonic plate being forced under another tectonic plate?
An ocean basin
A landslide
An earthquake
A sinkhole
30s - Q15
Mountains can be formed when one plate is forced under another. Sometimes, the plate that was forced under melts. Which event is most likely to occur after much of the plate forced under has melted?
A tsunami
An avalanche
A volcanic eruption
A flood
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