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MCQ on Plate tectonics
1. What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?
A) Convection currents in the mantle
B) Earth’s rotation
C) Gravitational pull of the moon
D) Solar radiation
Answer: A) Convection currents in the mantle
2. Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?
A) Convergent boundary
B) Transform boundary
C) Divergent boundary
D) Subduction boundary
Answer: C) Divergent boundary
3. The Himalayas were formed as a result of which type of plate boundary?
A) Convergent boundary
B) Transform boundary
C) Divergent boundary
D) Passive boundary
Answer: A) Convergent boundary
4. Which of the following is NOT a feature associated with convergent plate boundaries?
A) Subduction zones
B) Mountain ranges
C) Rift valleys
D) Volcanic arcs
Answer: C) Rift valleys
5. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?
A) Convergent boundary
B) Transform boundary
C) Divergent boundary
D) Passive boundary
Answer: B) Transform boundary
6. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of:
A) A divergent boundary
B) A convergent boundary
C) A transform boundary
D) A passive boundary
Answer: A) A divergent boundary
7. Which layer of the Earth comprises the tectonic plates?
A) Inner core
B) Outer core
C) Mantle
D) Crust
Answer: D) Crust
8. The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle is called:
A) Subduction
B) Uplift
C) Erosion
D) Convection
Answer: A) Subduction
9. The theory of plate tectonics helps explain:
A) Earth’s magnetic field
B) Climate change
C) Formation of mountains
D) Evolution of species
Answer: C) Formation of mountains
10. Plate tectonics results in ______
a) Earthquake
b) Mountain-building
c) Volcanism
d) All the above
Answer: d) All the above