Plate Motion Engineering Internship

________________ plate boundaries move toward each other and create landforms such as mountains and trenches.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• transport

____________ plate boundaries move away from each other and create landforms such as ridges.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• transport

These plate boundaries slide sideways and create no major landforms.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• transport

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for your TsunamiAlert design? 

• Maximize average warning time.
• Minimize false alarms.
• Creating a safe location for people.
• Minimize costs.

True or False:  You will find a lot of tsunamis near divergent plate boundaries.

• True
• False

True or False:  If a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck at a convergent plate boundary underwater, it may cause a tsunami. 

• True
• False

In regards to earthquake activity, it is important to consider the following when designing your tsunami warning system: _________, _____________, and ____________.

• plate boundary type, tsunami, and  location.
• location, convergent, and divergent.
• convergent, transform, and divergent.
• location, magnitude, and plate boundary type.

What is the purpose of your engineering project?

• To help warn us of when a tsunami hits California.
• To design a tsunami warning system to help the citizens of Sri Lanka.
• To build a shelter for people to go to after a tsunami hits.
• To let us know when earthquakes are going to hit the west coast.

Why are tsunamis more likely to happen at convergent plate boundaries?

• The plates crash into each other and causes the water to jump up.
• The sideways movement of the plates causes the water to displace upward.
• When one plate subducts, it causes an upward displacement of water.
• Because the plates are moving apart, there is no where else for the water to go but up.