Forces and Landforms at Plate Boundaries

Forces and Landforms at Plate Boundaries

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Force acting on a surface

• Radiation

• Stress

• Strain

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Stress that pulls apart

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

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Squeezing stress

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

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Parallel forces acting in opposite directions

• Tension

• Shear

• Compression

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Force (or stress) that is applied to rocks at convergent boundaries...

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Force (or stress) that is applied to rocks at divergent boundaries

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Force (or stress) that is applied to rocks at transform fault boundaries

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Volcanic island arcs are landforms formed at....

• Convergent plate boundaries (oceanic-oceanic)

• Divergent plate boundaries

• Transform fault boundaries

• Convergent plate boundaries (oceanic-continental)

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In which scenario can we find an oceanic trench?

• Subduction zone at convergent plate boundary

• Mid-ocean ridge at divergent plate boundary

• Fault zone at transform plate boundary

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Which of the following is an example of a landform formed at divergent plate boundary?

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Which scenario represents a fault zone produced at a transform fault boundary?

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Which scenario represents subduction happening at a convergent plate boundary?