Plate Boundaries

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Two plates spread or move apart at what boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Two plates slide past each other at what boundary?

• Covergent

• Divergent

• Transform

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

• Divergent Oceanic

• Divergent Continental

• Convergent Oceanic

• Transform

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

• continental drift

• recycling

What two crustal features occur near every subduction zone?

• Volcanoes and Trenches

• Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges

• Volcanoes and Rift Valleys

• Mid Ocean Ridges and Trenches

A divergent boundary on land creates what feature?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Subduction Zone

• Deep Ocean Trench

A divergent boundary in the ocean creates what feature?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Deep Ocean Trench

• Subduction Zone

Aside from Earthquakes, what is the only thing you will find at transform boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• Subduction Zones

• Folded Mountains

• Fault lines

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Plate