3.3 Exam Review- Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of stress occurs at a TRANSFORM boundary?

Back

Shearing stress occurs at a transform boundary, where plates slide past one another.

Front

At an OC-OC convergent boundary, which plate subducts?

Back

The older oceanic plate subducts at an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary.

Front

What type of landform is made at a CC-CC divergent boundary?

Back

A rift valley is formed at a continental-continental divergent boundary.

Front

Which of the Hawaiian Islands is the oldest?

Back

Kauai is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands.

Front

What happens at a transform plate boundary?

Back

Plates move in opposite directions and slide past one another at a transform plate boundary.

Front

Define a convergent boundary.

Back

A convergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing one plate to subduct beneath the other.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A divergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.

Front

What landform is typically associated with oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries?

Back

Island arcs are typically formed at oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries.

Front

What is the primary force acting at a divergent boundary?

Back

Tension is the primary force acting at a divergent boundary.

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by shearing stress?

Back

Transform boundaries are characterized by shearing stress.