Plate Boundaries - National Geographic

What are plate boundaries?

• Where enormous sections of Earth's crust meet and fit together

• Places where earthquakes and volcanoes occur

• Sections of Earth's crust that collide and form mountains

• Intersections between tectonic plates

What geological features are associated with convergent plate boundaries in the ocean?

• Mountain ranges

• Ocean trenches

• Undersea chain of mountains

• Transform plate boundaries

Anika, Tyleah, and Olivia are studying geology and they come across a scenario where one tectonic plate dives underneath another. What is this process called?

• Subduction

• Convergence

• Divergence

• Transform

Where can strong earthquakes often be found?

• Near convergent plate boundaries

• Near divergent plate boundaries

• Near transform plate boundaries

• Near ocean ridges

Amritha, Emma, and Zoe are on a field trip to a geology museum. They come across an exhibit that shows how different geographical features form. They see a model showing magma escaping into the space between spreading tectonic plates. What feature does this model represent?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Ocean trench

• Undersea chain of mountains

• Transform plate boundary

James, Abigail, and Ari are studying about a specific type of plate boundary that is responsible for earthquakes in California. The plates slide by one another at this boundary. Which plate boundary are they studying about?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Ocean ridge

What types of plate boundaries can a single tectonic plate have with other plates?

• Convergent and divergent plate boundaries

• Convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries

• Divergent and transform plate boundaries

• Convergent and transform plate boundaries

Evelyn, Elijah, and Luna are on a field trip to a deep-ocean trench. They learned about a process where the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle beneath the trench. What is this process called?

• Subduction

• Convection

• Plate tectonics

• Seafloor spreading

What geological feature is typically found at divergent plate boundaries in the ocean?

• Deep ocean trenches

• Mountain ranges

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Volcanic islands

What is the term for the area where two tectonic plates meet?

• Plate Boundary

• Plate Junction

• Plate Intersection

• Plate Confluence