Plate Tectonics

Which of these often occur as the Earth’s crustal plates move?

• Hurricanes
• Floods
• Tornadoes
• Earthquakes

We live in an area without many earthquakes because _____

• We live near a major fault line
• We live near the boundary of 2 tectonic plates
• We live on the east coast of the North American Plate
• We live near the Pacific Plate

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Divergent Boundary Plate Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

A force caused the continents to drift apart over time. Once scientists figured out what that force was, the theory of plate tectonics was born! The image above shows what Geologists think the Earth looked like millions of years ago. What name was given to this land mass.

• Plate Tectonics
• Oceana
• Pangea
• North America

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

• Crust
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Outer Core

Your must select all correct answers. What type of boundary is pictured below?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Slip Slide
• Divergent

Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

• Transform
• Divergent
• Convergent

Divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide
• Two oceanic plates pull apart
• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
• Two continental plates pull apart

The San Andréa fault in California is one example of a...

• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Convergent boundary