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