PLATE BOUNDARIES

Front

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: divergent, convergent, transform, submergent

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transform

Front

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary? Options: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains, Rift Valleys

Back

Earthquakes

Front

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Front

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust? Options: Mid-Ocean Ridge, Mountain, Rift Valley, Island Arc

Back

Rift Valley

Front

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust? Options: Volcano, Mountain, Rift, Island Arc

Back

Mountain

Front

A subduction zone is formed...

Back

when one tectonic plate sinks below another

Front

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other? Options: convergent, normal, divergent, transform

Back

divergent

Front

The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.

Back

plate boundary

Front

Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.

Back

convergent

Front

The outermost, rigid layer of the earth, consisting of the earth's crust and upper part of the mantle is known as the ________________.

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lithosphere