AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 4.1 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 4.1 of AP Environmental Science – Plate Tectonics.
Questions List
Topic 4.1
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: ERT-4.A.1
What type of boundary occurs where two tectonic plates move towards each other?
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Topic 4.1: Plate Tectonics
Learning Objective: ERT-4.A
Describe the geological changes and events that occur at convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-4.A.1
Convergent boundaries can result in the creation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-4.A.2
Divergent boundaries can result in seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-4.A.3
Transform boundaries can result in earthquakes.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-4.A.4
Maps that show the global distribution of plate boundaries can be used to determine the location of volcanoes, island arcs, earthquakes, hot spots, and faults.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-4.A.5
An earthquake occurs when stress overcomes a locked fault, releasing stored energy.
