Effects of Plate Movement: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountains

Question 1

What happens when plates collide at convergent boundaries?

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Earthquakes occur

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Volcanoes erupt

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Rift valleys form

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Mid-ocean ridges form

Question 2

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

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Destructive

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT directly caused by plate movement?

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Climate change

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Mountain building

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Volcanoes

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Earthquakes

Question 4

Which type of plate boundary is most often associated with large earthquakes?

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Convergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Hotspot

Question 5

What is the scientific theory that explains the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics

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Seafloor spreading

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Subduction

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Continental drift

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a constructive plate boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridge

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Hotspot

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Subduction zone

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Transform fault

Question 7

What is the type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally?

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Transform motion

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Convergence

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Subduction

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Divergence

Question 8

Which layer of Earth's interior is responsible for driving the movement of tectonic plates?

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Mantle

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Crust

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Core

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Hydrosphere

Question 9

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed approximately 300 million years ago?

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Pangea

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Laurasia

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Rodinia

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Gondwana

Question 10

Which of the following is a potential hazard associated with major plate movement?

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Tsunamis

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Economic recession

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Pollution

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Deforestation

Question 11

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

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Hotspot

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Convergent boundary

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Transform boundary

Question 12

Which of the following is **not** a type of plate boundary?

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Soft boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Transform boundary

Question 13

When two oceanic plates collide, what process is most likely to occur?

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Subduction

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Collision

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Obduction

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Rifting

Question 14

Which of the following volcanic eruptions is characterized by high-viscosity lava and explosive eruptions?

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Pelean

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Strombolian

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Hawaiian

Question 15

Which of the following is **not** a type of fold mountain?

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Fault-block mountain

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Syncline

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Anticline

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Monocline

Question 16

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

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Plate tectonics

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Isostasy

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Seafloor spreading

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Continental drift

Question 17

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

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Seismograph

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Barometer

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Anemometer

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Thermometer

Question 18

Which of the following is a potential benefit of plate movement?

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Creation of new landmasses

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Tsunamis

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Volcanic eruptions

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Increased seismic activity

Question 19

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal movement of two plates past each other?

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Transform boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Subduction zone

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Divergent boundary

Question 20

What is the process known as when one tectonic plate slides beneath another at a convergent plate boundary?

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Subduction

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Obduction

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Accretion

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Collision

Question 21

Which feature is commonly associated with divergent plate boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridge

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Fold mountain

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Volcanic arc

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Trench

Question 22

Which characteristic is associated with stratovolcanoes?

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Steep slopes and explosive eruptions

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Gentle slopes and effusive eruptions

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Shield-shaped and non-explosive eruptions

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Caldera formation and pyroclastic flows

Question 23

What process involves the movement of magma through the crust, leading to volcanic eruptions?

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Volcanism

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Metamorphism

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Seismicity

Question 24

What term is used to describe the boundary between two tectonic plates?

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Fault

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Fold

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Seamount

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Trench