Multiple Choice.

1. A tsunami forms when the epicenter of an earthquake is on the _____ floor.

a. Convergent b. volcanic c. oceanic d. desert
2. Shearing stresses and shallow earthquakes are associated with
a. Subduction zones b. Spreading centers c. Continent/continent convergence d. Transform boundaries
3. A convergence when the leading edges of two colliding plates are both oceanic crust.
a. Oceanic-oceanic b. Continental-continental c. Oceanic-continental d. convergent-divergent
4. Partial melting and the production of magma takes place at ________ .
a. Divergent plate boundaries b. Ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries
c. Ocean-continent plate boundaries d. Continent-continent plate boundaries
5. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction zone?
a. The oceanic crust has a greater density
b. The oceanic crust is pushed from the ridge
c. The continental crust has a denser composition
d. The continental crust is pulled downward by Earth’s magnetic field
6. Which of the following describes a convergent boundary?
a. Where two plates move toward and collide with one another
b. Where two plates interact in any way
c. When two plates slide along each other
d. When two plates move apart from each other
7. When an oceanic and a continental plate meet, a _____ is formed on the oceanic side, and ______ are formed
on the continental side.
a. mountain; trenches b. trench; more trenches
c. volcano; trenches d. trench; volcanoes and mountains
8. Which of the following is a defining feature of an oceanic plate?
a. Being covered by oceans
b. Being mostly above sea level
c. Being composed mostly of basalt and other mafic rocks
d. Being composed mostly of granite and other felsic rocks
9. Which plate undergoes subduction at oceanic - continental convergent plate
boundaries? Why?
a. The oceanic plate. It is denser than the continental plate
b. The oceanic plate. It is less dense than the continental plate
c. The continental plate. It is denser than the oceanic plate
d. The continental plate. It is less dense than the oceanic plate
10.The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a. Convergent Boundary
b. Divergent Boundary
c. Transform Boundary
d. Plate Boundary