Plates Of The World

Question 1

Eurasian

Answer 1

Continental

Question 2

North American

Answer 2

Continental

Question 3

Pacific

Answer 3

Oceanic

Question 4

Nazca

Answer 4

Oceanic

Question 5

South American

Answer 5

Continental

Question 6

Cocos

Answer 6

Oceanic

Question 7

Caribbean

Answer 7

Oceanic

Question 8

Philippine

Answer 8

Oceanic

Question 9

Indo-Australian

Answer 9

Oceanic

Question 10

Arabian

Answer 10

Continental

Question 11

Antarctic

Answer 11

Continental

Question 12

African

Answer 12

Oceanic

Question 13

Intra-Plate Location

Answer 13

An intraplate earthquake occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate.

Question 14

Multiple Hazard Zone

Answer 14

Considered to be regions or parts of the world that are exposed to a range of hazards (often a combination of meteorological, climatic and geomorphic impacts).

Question 15

Slab Pull

Answer 15

Slab pull is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at oceanic trenches.

Question 16

Subduction Zone

Answer 16

A subduction zone is the biggest crash scene on Earth. These boundaries mark the collision between two of the planet’s tectonic plates.