Go to the Quizzes Page Processes Shaping Earth’s Surface 0% 77 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 The edges of plates are called.... subduction boundaries landslide convection 2 / 20 Lava pillows are caused by _________. underwater tsunamis fault zones underwater volcanoes earthquakes 3 / 20 ____ are formed when two continental plates collide. Mountain ranges Stick-slip faults Rift valleys Volcanoes 4 / 20 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? volcanic mountains fold mountains uplifted mountains fault-block mountains 5 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Tsunami Fault zone Volcano Landslide 6 / 20 Which of the options below are causes of a tsunami? Change in water's temperature Underwater earthquake Rotation of Earth Underwater volcano 7 / 20 What is molten rock below Earth's surface? subduction magma lava mantle 8 / 20 Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary? Convergent boundary Fold boundary Transform boundary Divergent boundary 9 / 20 A break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs is called a(n) _______. fault earthquake strain stress 10 / 20 A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) _____. oceanic crust ocean floor sediment deep-sea trench mid-ocean ridge 11 / 20 Which of these is an example of erosion All answers are correct Light Shinning onto a mountain Rain breaking down rock Wind blowing away sediment 12 / 20 Indicate what determines the type of a specific plate boundary. the direction of motion of the tectonic plates the speed of motion of the tectonic plates the position of the plate boundaries the depth of the tectonic plates 13 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. convection currents subduction zones transform boundaries divergent boundaries 14 / 20 What occurs at transform boundaries? earthquakes folding eruption of hot spots trenches 15 / 20 What type of volcanic eruption is shown in the next image? Explosive volcanic eruption Slow volcanic eruption Fault volcanic eruption Fold volcanic eruption 16 / 20 The Himalayan mountain rage of India was formed at a _____. divergent boundary convergent boundary hot spot transform boundary 17 / 20 Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called Erosion Compaction Deposition Weathering 18 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Convergent Transform Fault Divergent 19 / 20 Which of the options below is NOT caused by tectonic plate movements? Impact craters Tsunami Landslide Volcano 20 / 20 The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth’s ____. inner core outer core crust mantle Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page