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Transform Boundaries Quiz
1) What type of boundary is found at the San Andreas Fault?
a) Divergent
b) Convergent
c) Transform
d) Normal
2) When two slabs of lithosphere slide past each other, the result is
a) Volcanoes
b) Earthquakes
c) Formation of new crust
d) All of the above
3) Which two plates are on opposite sides of the San Andreas Fault?
a) Pacific Plate and Juan de Fuca
b) Juan de Fuca and North American Plate
c) Pacific Plate and North American Plate
d) Juan de Fuca and Eurasian Plate
4) Transform boundaries are only found in continental crust.
a) True
b) False
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5) Transform boundaries divide the ____________________ into segments.
Mid-ocean ridge
6) Over millions of years, which direction would you find Los Angeles in relation to
where it is now?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
7) As you move south, the San Andreas Fault turns into a subduction zone. That
means the transform boundary turns into this boundary.
a) Convergent
b) Transform
c) Divergent
d) Strike-slip
8) Transform boundaries are one of _______________ types of plate boundaries.
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9) What type of fault is found at a transform boundary?
a) normal
b) reverse
c) low-angle
d) strike-slip
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10) At a transform fault, earthquakes are often massive because two giant slabs of
lithosphere do not slide past each other easily.
a) True
b) False
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