1) A boundary formed when two plates move past each other a) Ocean basin b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 2) A boundary formed when two plates collide a) Subduction boundary b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 3) A boundary formed when two plates move away from each other a) Ocean basin b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Convergent boundary 4) Where tectonic plates pull away from each other, which of the following geologic features is most likely to result? a) Ridges b) Large volcanoes c) Changing landscape d) Powerful earthquakes 5) Geological feature of two converging continental plates? a) Tsunami b) Volcanoes c) Mountain Formation d) Ocean ridges 6) Which event can be felt at all plate boundaries? a) Large mountain ranges b) Volcanoes c) Earthquakes d) Ridges 7) Name this boundary a) Convergent (Continental - continental) b) Convergent (Oceanic - continental)  c) Transform d) Divergent 8) Mt Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. It is most likely caused by a) Two converging continental crust b) Converging oceanic and continental crusts c) Plates sliding past each other d) Plates moving away from each other. 9) At this boundary, crust is melted into the mantle. So another name is a) Constructive boundary b) Melting boundary  c) Conservative boundary d) Destructive boundary 10) At this boundary, the melting edge of the oceanic plate is called the a) Subduction zone b) sinking zone c) Dubsuction zone d) Convection currents 11) Identify both names for this boundary a) Constructive boundary b) Destructive boundary c) Conservative boundary d) Divergent boundary e) Convergent boundary f) Transform boundary 12) Which of the following is not true for this boundary a) Location where convection current rise b) Examples: Africa's Rift Valley, Mid-Atlantic Ridge c) No gain or loss of crust d) Plates move apart 13) Which of the following is not true for this boundary? a) Transform boundary b) Conservative boundary c) Triggers large earthquakes d) Example: San Andreas Fault 14) Which of the following is not evidence for Continental Drift? a) Plant fossils found on opposing coastlines  b) Coastlines seem to fit like a jigsaw puzzle c) Similar rock formations on opposite coastlines d) Continents were joined together but have since drifted apart 15) What causes the movement of tectonic plates? a) Alfred Wegner b) Convection currents in crust c) Convection currents in mantle d) Earthquakes and volcanoes 16) Which of the following labels does not border the Ring of Fire? a) A b) B c) C d) D

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

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