Landforms Plate Tectonics

When this occurs, new crust is added to the ocean floor

• sea-floor spreading

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At this type of boundary, plates move away from each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

At this type of boundary, plates slide past each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

At this type of boundary, plates collide with each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What type of boundary is shown?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The San Andreas Fault, where strong earthquakes occur, is an example of a

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

The two types of crust are _______ and _______.

• oceanic, continental

• land, Pangaea

• continental, volcanic

• core, mantle

Oceanic crust is usually _____ dense than continental crust

• less

• more

The "diving" of a dense plate underneath a less dense plate at a convergent boundary is known as:

• subtraction

• density

• volcanoes

• subduction

What type of plate boundary is shown?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3