- 1. The Himalaya Mountains are an example of convergent continental plates interacting.
A) true
B) false
- 2. The Aleutian Islands is an example of divergent oceanic plates interacting.
A) false
B) true
- 3. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of divergent oceanic plates interacting.
A) false
B) true
- 4. The Andes Mountains are an example of Continental and oceanic convergent plates interacting.
A) false
B) true
- 5. The African Rift Valley is an example of continental divergent plates interacting.
A) true
B) false
- 6. The San Andreas fault is an example of continental and oceanic plates interacting at a transform boundary.
A) false
B) true
- 7. The Mexican Molokai zone is an example of oceanic convergent plates interacting.
A) false
B) true
- 8. When two continental plates meet at a convergent boundary, mountains are likely to form.
A) true
B) false
- 9. Where two oceanic plates meet at a convergent boundary, the new plate goes under the old plate.
A) true
B) false
- 10. Where a continental and oceanic plate meet at a convergent boundary, magma forms, rises and volcanoes are created.
A) true
B) false
- 11. When two continental plates meet at a divergent boundary, a rift valley forms possibly creating new ocean.
A) false
B) true
- 12. When two oceanic plates meet at a divergent boundary, the old plate goes under the new plate and is destroyed.
A) true
B) false
- 13. When two continental plates meet at a transform fault, the plates fracture and tumble upwards.
A) false
B) true
- 14. When two oceanic plates meet at a transform fault, it likely happens on the sea-floor and a zig zag pattern is formed in the rocks.
A) true
B) false
- 15. Transform boundary means two crust plates move slowly towards each other.
A) false
B) true
- 16. Convergent boundary means that two crust plates move slowly towards each other.
A) true
B) false
- 17. Divergent boundary means that two crust plates more slowly towards each other.
A) true
B) false
- 18. The earth's plates are pieces of the earth's asthenosphere floating around on the earth's mantle.
A) false
B) true
- 19. Large vertical movement of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries.
A) false
B) true
- 20. Convection currents can happen in the mantle because of the elasticity of the magma.
A) true
B) false
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