Plate tectonics stop let's check your understanding
1. NAME: ___________________________ DATE: _________________________
SECTION: ________________________________
LESSON 1. PLATE TECTONICS
MODULE 1. Location of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenter and mountain ranges
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A. MATCHING TYPE: Study the given diagram. Write the letter that corresponds to the
given statement below
____________ 1. Molten rock flows onto the seafloor and hardens as it cools.
____________2. Hot, molten rock is forced upward toward the seafloor at a mid‐ocean ridge.
____________3. New seafloor moves away from the ridge, cools, becomes denser and sinks.
____________4. Molten rock pushes sideways in both directions as it rises, moving the mantle
with it.
B. SHORT ANSWER: Write a brief information based on the given illustration.
Illustration Type of Boundary Motion of Boundary
1. 2.
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7. 8.
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2. C. CLASSIFICATION. Write CONVERGENT BOUNDARY, DIVERGENT BOUNDARY or
TRANSFORM BOUNDARY that correspond to the given set of plates.
Refer to the given map.
Plate Boundaries Type of Plate Boundary
1. South American Plate – African Plate
2. Arabian Plate – Indian Plate
3. Australian Plate – Eurasian Plate
4. North American Plate – Eurasian Plate
5. African Plate – Eurasian Plate
6. Caribbean – North American Plate
7. Pacific Plate – Eurasian Plate
8. African Plate – Antarctic Plate
