Study Jam: Landforms & Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of plate boundary forms the highest mountains?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

True or False: Mid-ocean ridges are formed along a divergent boundary under the water.

Back

True.

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past one another?

Back

Transform Boundary.

Front

Which of the following is NOT formed by tension stress at a divergent boundary: mid-ocean ridge, continental rift, rift valley, or transform fault?

Back

Transform fault.

Front

In a subduction zone, what happens to one plate?

Back

One plate is forced under another.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

Front

What geological feature is commonly associated with convergent boundaries?

Back

Mountains.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

Front

What is created at a mid-ocean ridge?

Back

New oceanic crust.

Front

What type of stress is associated with convergent boundaries?

Back

Compression stress.