Earth's Tectonic Plates and Plate Margins Quiz
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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

  • Subduction boundary
  • Convergent boundary
  • Divergent boundary (correct)
  • Transform boundary
  • What geological process occurs when oceanic crust is pushed under continental crust?

  • Subduction (correct)
  • Crustal collision
  • Convergence
  • Divergence
  • Where does volcanic activity primarily occur in relation to divergent plate boundaries?

  • Underneath the ocean floor (correct)
  • Directly on the plate boundary
  • At a distance from the boundary
  • On land near the boundaries
  • Which type of plate boundary is associated with the occurrence of earthquakes, folding, and volcanic activity?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?

    <p>Transform boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

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