Plate Tectonics Quiz

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Types of plate bundaries and how they form

1. What is the topmost layer of the mantle and makes up the Earth’s crust?
lithosphere Asthenosphere


2. Which is a reason why the tetonic plates move?
Convection in the asthenosphere pushes the plates due to the different temperatures The Earth is rotating thus the plates move
3. Which are not two types of Convergent boundaries?
Subduction and collisional boundaries Transform and divergent boundaries
4. Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary?
The San Andreas Fault The Cascade Mountain Range

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