Plate Tectonic Review

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

• plate tectonics

• plate boundaries

• continental drift

• oceans

Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.

• mountains

• rift valleys

• faults

• trenches

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• universal

A __________ forms where plates diverge on land.

• rift valley

• mid-ocean ridge

• mountain

• trench

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

• ocean

• atmosphere

• wind

• convection

Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• universal

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• first law of motion

• third law of motion

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

• fast and in stages

• slow and in stages

• fast and constant

• slow and constant

The San Andreas fault is an example of which type of boundary?

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• universal

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?

• trench

• rift valley

• mountain range

• mid-ocean ridge