15 Questions
What are tectonic plates?
Sections of the Earth's lithosphere
What is the composition of continental tectonic plates?
Granite rocks made of quartz and feldspar
Which type of tectonic plate is denser and heavier?
Oceanic plates
How do tectonic plates move?
By floating on the liquid mantle currents
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Convection currents in the mantle
Which type of boundary involves tectonic plates moving apart?
Divergent
What is the main difference between continental and oceanic plates?
Density and composition
What happens when two oceanic plates collide at a convergent boundary?
One plate will subduct under the other plate.
Which landform is NOT typically formed at a convergent boundary between an oceanic and continental plate?
Rift valleys
What is a key feature of divergent plate boundaries?
New magma rises to the surface creating new crust.
Which statement about transform boundaries is correct?
Transform boundaries create fault lines where plates move past each other horizontally.
What characterizes a reverse fault?
Higher rock moving down
Which of the following is an example of a landform created by a convergent boundary?
Himalayan mountains
What type of fault line occurs at transform boundaries where plates slide horizontally past each other?
Strike-slip fault
What happens when two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?
Both plates are pushed upward forming mountain ranges.
Test your knowledge on convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries, which are ways that tectonic plates interact. Learn about the basics of tectonic plates and how they move on the Earth's crust and mantle.
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