Types of Plate Boundaries: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

When two oceanic plates collide, which type of plate boundary is formed?

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Transform boundary

Question 2

When two plates move towards each other, what type of plate boundary forms?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Transform

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Conservative

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Divergent

Question 3

What process occurs when two plates move away from one another?

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Divergence

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Subduction

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Collision

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Convergence

Question 4

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide horizontally past each other?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Reverse

Question 5

Which of these is an example of a transform plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

San Andreas Fault

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Himalayan Mountains

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Mariana Trench

Question 6

What is the name of the process that occurs when one plate moves beneath another?

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Subduction

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Collision

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Extension

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Accretion

Question 7

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of new oceanic crust?

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Divergent

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Oblique

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Transform

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Convergent

Question 8

What is the name of the feature that forms when two plates collide and one plate is forced to move beneath the other?

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Subduction zone

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Fold mountain

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Fault line

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Rift valley

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

Conservative

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Convergent

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Transform

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Divergent

Question 10

What is the theory that describes the movement of Earth's lithosphere called?

Accepted Answer

Plate tectonics

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Subduction

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Seafloor spreading

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Continental drift

Question 11

When two plates collide, which type of plate boundary is formed?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

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Conservative

Question 12

A plate boundary where plates slide past each other horizontally is referred to as a:

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Transform

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Subduction

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a landform commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries?

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Rift valley

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Trench

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Volcano

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Mountain range

Question 14

At convergent plate boundaries, which process occurs when one plate slides beneath another?

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Subduction

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Obduction

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Collision

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Accretion

Question 15

Which type of plate boundary leads to the formation of new oceanic crust?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Conservative

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Transform

Question 16

The boundary between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate is classified as a __________ boundary.

Accepted Answer

Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

Question 17

The collision of which two plates has resulted in the formation of the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate

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North American Plate and Pacific Plate

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Antarctic Plate and Australian Plate

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South American Plate and African Plate

Question 18

The San Andreas Fault, marking the boundary between two tectonic plates in California, is classified as a __________ boundary.

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Transform

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Divergent

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Conservative

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Convergent

Question 19

Which type of plate boundary forms when two plates move away from each other?

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

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Subduction

Question 20

At a convergent plate boundary where one plate is oceanic and the other is continental, which landform is created?

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Subduction zone

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Rift valley

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Transform fault

Question 21

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a transform plate boundary?

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Volcanic activity

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Earthquakes

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Fault lines

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Offset features

Question 22

What process occurs at a divergent plate boundary, resulting in the formation of new oceanic crust?

Accepted Answer

Seafloor spreading

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Metamorphism

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Subduction

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Folding

Question 23

Which plate boundary type is responsible for the formation of the San Andreas Fault?

Accepted Answer

Transform

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Subduction

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Convergent

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Divergent

Question 24

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Sudden release of energy due to plate movement

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Landslides

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Tsunamis

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Volcanic eruptions

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of a landform not associated with plate boundaries?

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Sand dunes

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Ocean trenches

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Mountain ranges

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Volcanoes

Question 26

According to the theory of plate tectonics, how were the Earth's continents formed?

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Through collisions and mergers of plates over time

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Volcanic activity

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Erosion and deposition

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Climate change

Question 27

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain ranges like the Himalayas?

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Convergent

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Transform

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Divergent

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Subduction

Question 28

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed approximately 250 million years ago?

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Pangea

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Gondwana

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Rodinia

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Laurasia