Go to the Quizzes Page Processes Shaping Earth’s Surface 0% 432 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 A break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs is called a(n) _______. strain fault stress earthquake 2 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. convection currents divergent boundaries transform boundaries subduction zones 3 / 20 Which of the options below are causes of a tsunami? Underwater volcano Change in water's temperature Rotation of Earth Underwater earthquake 4 / 20 The edges of plates are called.... landslide convection subduction boundaries 5 / 20 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? volcanic mountains fold mountains fault-block mountains uplifted mountains 6 / 20 A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) _____. oceanic crust deep-sea trench ocean floor sediment mid-ocean ridge 7 / 20 ____ are formed when two continental plates collide. Volcanoes Mountain ranges Stick-slip faults Rift valleys 8 / 20 What is molten rock below Earth's surface? mantle magma subduction lava 9 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Fault Divergent Transform Convergent 10 / 20 Lava pillows are caused by _________. underwater tsunamis fault zones underwater volcanoes earthquakes 11 / 20 Which of the options below is NOT caused by tectonic plate movements? Tsunami Impact craters Volcano Landslide 12 / 20 The Himalayan mountain rage of India was formed at a _____. transform boundary divergent boundary convergent boundary hot spot 13 / 20 Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called Weathering Compaction Erosion Deposition 14 / 20 Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary? Transform boundary Divergent boundary Fold boundary Convergent boundary 15 / 20 What type of volcanic eruption is shown in the next image? Fold volcanic eruption Slow volcanic eruption Fault volcanic eruption Explosive volcanic eruption 16 / 20 Indicate what determines the type of a specific plate boundary. the depth of the tectonic plates the direction of motion of the tectonic plates the position of the plate boundaries the speed of motion of the tectonic plates 17 / 20 What occurs at transform boundaries? eruption of hot spots folding trenches earthquakes 18 / 20 Which of these is an example of erosion Light Shinning onto a mountain Rain breaking down rock All answers are correct Wind blowing away sediment 19 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Tsunami Fault zone Landslide Volcano 20 / 20 The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth’s ____. mantle inner core outer core crust Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page