Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Climate is not directly affected by the movement of tectonic plates.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 2

An earthquake occurred three hundred miles off the shoreline, and massive flooding occurred on land as a result. Which best describes what occurred?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Continental shifting resulted in a tsunami.

Question 3

Flooding can occur as a result of an earthquake.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 4

Volcanoes impact both the air and land of the surrounding environment.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 5

Which of the following types of boundaries is most likely to result in a subduction zone?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

convergent

Question 6

Why do coastal cities tend to have more moderate climates than cities in the middle of continents?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Land masses experience greater temperature changes than oceans.

Question 7

What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

convergent, divergent, and transform

Question 8

Which of the following is associated with plates sliding past each other?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

faults

Question 9

What are some of the dangers that volcanoes pose to human populations?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 10

The epicenter of an earthquake is the area where the least amount of damage takes place.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Plate Tectonics Answers