Boundary Types

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates move on top of?

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

According to the theory of plate tectonics, what causes the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Wind currents in the atmosphere

• Tidal forces from the moon

• Gravity from the sun

Multiple Select

What geological events can be caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Floods

• Mountain formation

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• Subductive boundaries

Draw

Draw what happens at a divergent plate boundary and the geological features it creates.

Multiple Choice

What type of stress occurs at divergent boundaries, and what happens to the rock as a result?

• Tension; the rock gets thin in the middle as it is pulled apart

• Compression; the rock thickens as it is pushed together

• Shear; the rock slides past each other

• Torsion; the rock twists

Multiple Choice

What happens when the rock snaps from the stress of tension at a divergent boundary?

• A normal fault forms and the rock drops down as it breaks

• A reverse fault forms and the rock moves up

• A transform fault forms and the rock slides sideways

• No fault forms, the rock remains intact

Open Ended

Explain how rift valleys and sea-floor spreading are related to divergent boundaries.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are features commonly found at divergent boundaries?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Rift valleys

• Fissure volcanoes

• Fold mountains

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what happens at a convergent boundary?

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates crash together or one sinks under the other

• Plates remain stationary

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following features are commonly formed at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Island arcs

• Rift valleys

Open Ended

How are the Andes Mountains in South America related to convergent boundaries?

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly describes a Type 2 convergent boundary?

• An ocean plate collides with a continental plate

• A continental plate collides with another continental plate

• An ocean plate collides with another ocean plate

• A continental plate collides with another ocean plate

Multiple Select

Which of the following features can form at a convergent plate boundary?

• Folded mountains

• Oceanic trenches

• Volcanoes

• Transform faults

Open Ended

Explain how folded mountains like the Himalayas are formed, using evidence from the images provided.

Multiple Choice

What type of fault is created when rock is squeezed from the stress of compression?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Transform fault

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what happens at a convergent plate boundary?

• Two plates move away from each other

• Two plates slide past each other

• Two plates collide with each other

• One plate breaks apart

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Multiple Choice

A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

• Option 1

• Option 2

• Option 3

• Option 4

Drag and Drop

This is an example of a ​​

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boundary.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Divergent

Seafloor Spreading

Convergent

Transform

Multiple Choice

Name the movement of the boundary

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about plate tectonics, boundaries, stresses, or faults after today's lesson?