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• Test Name: Plate Tectonics MCQ Quiz Practice
• Type: Quiz Test
• Total Questions: 40
• Total Marks: 40
• Time: 40 minutes

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Subduction zones are commonly associated with:

b. Earthquake activity

a. Volcanic activity

c. Mountain formation

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The Aleutian Islands are associated with:

a. Subduction

c. Transform faulting

b. Seafloor spreading

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What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?

b. Subduction

a. Seafloor spreading

c. Continental drift

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Transform plate boundaries are characterized by:

b. Vertical motion

a. Horizontal motion

c. Upward motion

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Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?

c. Mesosphere

a. Lithosphere

b. Asthenosphere

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The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a:

a. Transform boundary

c. Divergent boundary

b. Convergent boundary

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The formation of the Himalayas resulted from the collision between the Indian Plate and the:

b. African Plate

a. Eurasian Plate

c. Australian Plate

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The Himalayas were formed by the collision between the Indian Plate and the:

a. Eurasian Plate

c. Australian Plate

b. African Plate

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The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean basin known for:

c. Ocean current patterns

a. Volcanic and earthquake activity

b. Coral reef formation

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Oceanic crust is typically ______ continental crust.

a. Denser

b. Less dense

c. Equally dense

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The mechanism primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates is:

b. Earth's rotation

c. Gravitational pull

a. Mantle convection

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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago, before breaking apart to form the current continents?

b. Gondwana

a. Pangaea

c. Laurasia

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Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart from each other?

a. Divergent

b. Convergent

c. Transform

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The Himalayas were formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and the:

c. Australian Plate

b. African Plate

a. Eurasian Plate

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Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain ranges?

c. Transform

b. Divergent

a. Convergent

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The primary driving force behind plate tectonics is:

b. Earth's rotation

a. Mantle convection

c. Gravitational pull

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Plate boundaries where tectonic plates move apart are known as:

b. Convergent boundaries

c. Transform boundaries

a. Divergent boundaries

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What is the name of the process where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?

a. Shearing

c. Spreading

b. Subduction

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The mechanism primarily responsible for driving plate tectonics is:

c. Solar radiation

b. Earth's rotation

a. Mantle convection

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The Aleutian Islands were formed due to:

c. Transform faulting

b. Seafloor spreading

a. Subduction

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The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of:

b. Convergent boundary

c. Transform boundary

a. Divergent boundary

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The process of seafloor spreading occurs primarily at:

b. Subduction zones

c. Transform faults

a. Mid-ocean ridges

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The process of two tectonic plates colliding is known as:

c. Transform

a. Convergence

b. Divergence

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The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of a:

b. Convergent boundary

c. Transform boundary

a. Divergent boundary

25 / 40

The Andes mountain range is formed due to:

b. Seafloor spreading

a. Subduction

c. Continental collision

26 / 40

The Hawaiian Islands were formed by:

c. Subduction

b. Seafloor spreading

a. Hot spot activity

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The movement of tectonic plates is primarily driven by:

b. Ocean currents

c. Solar radiation

a. Mantle convection

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a:

c. Transform boundary

b. Convergent boundary

a. Divergent boundary

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The East African Rift is an example of a:

a. Divergent boundary

b. Convergent boundary

c. Transform boundary

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The San Andreas Fault is classified as a:

a. Transform boundary

c. Convergent boundary

b. Divergent boundary

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Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of oceanic trenches?

a. Convergent

b. Divergent

c. Transform

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The Himalayas were formed due to the collision between the Indian Plate and the:

a. Eurasian Plate

c. Pacific Plate

b. African Plate

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The San Andreas Fault is an example of a:

b. Divergent boundary

a. Transform boundary

c. Convergent boundary

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________ boundaries are characterized by tectonic plates moving away from each other.

a. Divergent

c. Transform

b. Convergent

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The Himalayan mountain range was formed due to:

c. Subduction

a. Continental collision

b. Seafloor spreading

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Rift valleys are formed at:

c. Transform boundaries

b. Convergent boundaries

a. Divergent boundaries

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The process of tectonic plates moving towards each other is known as:

b. Divergence

a. Convergence

c. Subduction

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The theory of plate tectonics suggests that Earth's lithosphere is divided into ________ major plates.

b. 8

a. 7

c. 9

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The process of seafloor spreading occurs at:

b. Subduction zones

c. Transform faults

a. Mid-ocean ridges

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The formation of the Himalayas is a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and the:

b. African Plate

c. Australian Plate

a. Eurasian Plate

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