Geography

Question 1

What direction are the tectonic plates moving in?

Answer 1

Various directions depending on the type of plate boundary

Tectonic plates can move apart, collide, or slide past each other, depending on the boundary type.

Question 2

What types of plate boundaries are involved?

Answer 2

Constructive, Destructive, Collision, Conservative

Each type of boundary has unique characteristics and effects on the Earth’s surface.

Question 3

Are any landforms created at tectonic plate boundaries?

Answer 3

Yes, e.g. volcanoes, mountains

These landforms result from the interactions of tectonic plates.

Question 4

Do earthquakes occur at plate boundaries?

Answer 4

Yes

Earthquakes are common at all types of plate boundaries, especially where plates collide or slide past each other.

Question 5

What is the Earth’s crust made up of?

Answer 5

Thick, connecting pieces called tectonic plates

These plates fit together like a puzzle.

Question 6

What is located underneath the tectonic plates?

Answer 6

Thick, soft, hot flowing rock called mantle

The mantle allows tectonic plates to move around.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The Earth’s crust is not a solid shell, it is made up of _______.

Answer 7

tectonic plates

Tectonic plates are essential for understanding Earth’s geology.

Question 8

What is the primary reason tectonic plates can move?

Answer 8

The presence of the mantle underneath

The mantle’s properties facilitate the movement of tectonic plates.

Question 9

True or False: Tectonic plates are solid and do not move.

Answer 9

False

Tectonic plates are dynamic and constantly moving.

Question 10

What are the four types of tectonic plate boundaries?

Answer 10

• Constructive
• Destructive
• Collision
• Conservative

Each boundary type has distinct geological implications.