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Plate Boundary Quiz

Last updated almost 7 years ago

10 questions

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Question 1

1.

At a Constructive plate boundary the plates are .....

 Moving apart 

 Moving towards each other

 Moving side by side 

Question 2

2.

At a destructive plate boundary, the plates are ....

 Moving towards each other

 Moving side by side 

 Moving apart 

Question 3

3.

At a conservative plate boundary, the plates are ....

 Moving side by side 

 Moving apart 

 Moving towards each other

Question 4

4.

At a collision plate boundary ....

 Two oceanic plates are moving towards each other 

 Two continental plates are moving towards each other 

 Two continental plates are moving apart 

Question 5

5.

Continental crust is denser than oceanic

True

False

Question 6

6.

Earthquakes occur at ...

 Constructive and destructive only 

 All types of plate boundary 

 Collision and conservative plate boundaries only 

Question 7

7.

Order the statements which can be used to describe the processes at a destructive plate boundary

pressure in the magma chamber increases
convection currents move plates towards each other
magma forced through vent
violent volcanic eruption occurs
subduction occurs
composite volcanoes form

Question 8

8.

Order the statements which can be used to describe the processes at a constructive plate boundary

non-violent volcanic eruption occurs
magma wells up to fill the gap
little pressure in the magma chamber
convection currents move plates away from each other
sheild volcano and mid atlantic ridges formed

Question 9

9.

Volcanic eruptions at constructive plate boundaries are generally more hazardous than destructive

True

False

Question 10

10.

The mid Atlantic ridge is a location where the following type of plate boundary can be found?

collision

constructive

destructive