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Tectonic Plate Boundaries Quiz

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What are tectonic plates?

Large slabs of the Earth's lithosphere that never move

Large sections of the Earth's crust that move on currents in the liquid mantle (correct)

Small sections of the Earth's crust that are stationary

Sections of the Earth's core that are composed of granite and basaltic rocks

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

Currents created by the heating and cooling of liquid mantle through convection (correct)

Gravitational pull from the Moon and Sun

Friction between different tectonic plates

Magnetic forces deep within the Earth's core

What are the two main types of tectonic plates based on their composition?

Continental and Oceanic (correct)

Heavy and Light

Stationary and Moving

Granitic and Basaltic

What type of rocks are oceanic plates made of?

Basaltic rocks Signup and view all the answers

What causes the movement of tectonic plates at convergent boundaries?

"Subduction" - where one plate is forced under another into the mantle Signup and view all the answers

What type of boundary is associated with "Rifting"?

Divergent boundary Signup and view all the answers

What type of boundary is associated with "Transform faulting"?

Transform boundary Signup and view all the answers

What landforms can be created by convergent boundaries?

Mountains, volcanos, oceanic trenches Signup and view all the answers

What landform is an example of a convergent boundary?

Himalayan mountains Signup and view all the answers

What landform is an example of a divergent boundary?

Mid Atlantic Ridge Signup and view all the answers

What landform is created by transform boundaries?

Fault lines Signup and view all the answers