Plate Tectonics

Question 1

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

✔ African PlateEurasian PlateIndo-Australian Plate

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ African Plate

Question 3

Eurasian Plate ✔ Indo-Australian PlatePacific Plate

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Indo-Australian Plate

Question 4

North American PlatePacific Plate South American Plate

Revolt · Accepted Answer

South American Plate; Selection 1: South American Plate; Selection 2: African Plate; Selection 3: Indo-Australian Plate

Question 5

North AmericanSouth American✔ EurasianPacific

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Eurasian

Question 6

oceanic-continentaloceanic-oceaniccontinental-continental

Revolt · Accepted Answer

oceanic-oceanic; Selection 1: oceanic-oceanic; Selection 2: oceanic-continental; Selection 3: continental-continental

Question 7

✔ convergent boundarydivergent boundary transform boundary

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ convergent boundary

Question 8

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

earthquakes

Question 9

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Use the drop-down menus to identify the labeled plates.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ South American Plate; Label A: South American Plate; Label B: African Plate; Label C: Indo-Australian Plate

Plate Tectonics Answers