Plate Boundaries

Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submergent

Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• detergent

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? (Hint: Look at the arrows on the plates)

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subducting

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? (Hint: Look at the arrows on the plates)

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• submergent

Volcanoes typically form _______________.

• along plate boundaries
• only under water
• only in hawaii
• where it is usually hot

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

• the rotation of the Earth
• ocean tides
• convection currents in the mantle
• the moon's gravity

Plates move away from one another at ___________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transorm
• submergent

Earthquakes typically occur _________________.

• In the middle of tectonic plates
• only in California
• only in the middle of the ocean
• along plate boundaries

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? (Hint: Look at the arrows on the plates)

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• strike slip

What is the term for a heavier, denser plate sliding under a less dense plate?

• plate boundary
• submersion
• accretion
• subduction