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?

<p>Basaltic rocks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the movement of tectonic plates at convergent boundaries?

<p>&quot;Subduction&quot; - where one plate is forced under another into the mantle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of boundary is associated with "Rifting"?

<p>Divergent boundary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What landforms can be created by convergent boundaries?

<p>Mountains, volcanos, oceanic trenches (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What landform is an example of a convergent boundary?

<p>Himalayan mountains (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What landform is an example of a divergent boundary?

<p>Mid Atlantic Ridge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What landform is created by transform boundaries?

<p>Fault lines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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