Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Which statement explains how convection currents affect the movement of plates?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Heat from Earth’s interior causes currents of hot rising magma and cooler sinking magma to flow, moving the crust along with them.

Question 2

Use the drop-down menus to identify the labeled plates. Label A Label B Label C

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: South American Plate

Question 3

Question 3

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Eurasian

Question 4

oceanic-continental✔ oceanic-oceaniccontinental-continental

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: oceanic-oceanic

Question 5

Question 5

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: convergent boundary

Question 6

Which landforms might you see at a divergent plate boundary? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: mid-ocean ridge; C: rift valley

Question 7

The photo shows the San Andreas fault zone. This is a fault formed at a transform boundary.What would you expect to find along this fault?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: earthquakes

Question 8

Question 8

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: African Plate

Question 9

✔ oceanic-continentaloceanic-oceaniccontinental-continental

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: oceanic-continental

Question 10

Question 10

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Indo-Australian Plate

Plate Tectonics Answers