Focus On Earth Science: California Grade 6

Lesson 1: Interactions at Plate Boundaries

Standards Check

1.
A _______ is produced when rocks are pulled apart. 1.d
A)reverse fault
B)normal fault
C)transform plate boundary
D)convergent plate boundary
2.
A break, or crack, in rock is called a _________ 1.d
A)fold
B)footwall
C)fault
D)fracture
3.
Which is not a type of stress? 1.d
A)compression
B)tension
C)strike-slip
D)shear
4.
Where do most divergent plate boundaries occur? 1.e
A)subduction zones
B)transform plate boundaries
C)mid-ocean ridges
D)continental rifts
5.
Two plates slide horizontally past each other along a _______. 1.d
A)transform plate boundary
B)divergent plate boundary
C)rift zone
D)subduction zone
6.
When two continental plates collide, _______ are formed. 1.e
A)transform plate boundaries
B)rift valleys
C)normal faults
D)mountains
7.
Why does an oceanic plate always slide under a continental plate when they collide? 1.c
A)The oceanic plate weighs more than the continental plate.
B)The continental plate is denser than the oceanic plate.
C)The oceanic plate is denser than the continental plate.
D)The continental plate weighs more than the oceanic plate.
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