Plate Boundaries

Front

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: Divergent, Convergent, Transform, Strike Slip

Back

Divergent

Front

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

Back

Transform

Front

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: Divergent, Convergent, Transform, Strike Slip

Back

Convergent

Front

What geologic feature/event will most likely be found at a transform boundary?

Back

Earthquakes

Front

What geologic feature/event would most likely occur at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Front

What geologic feature/event would most likely be found at a divergent boundary between two continental plates? Options: Mid-ocean Ridge, Rift Valley, Mountain, Island Arc

Back

Rift Valley

Front

What geologic feature would most likely be found at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?

Back

Mountain

Front

A subduction zone is formed...

Back

when a more dense plate sinks below a less dense plate

Front

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

Back

Divergent Oceanic

Front

What two crustal features occur near every subduction zone?

Back

Volcanoes and Trenches