Plate Boundaries

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction zone

• Divergent plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is associated with the Himalayan mountain range?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

Where in the United States do earthquakes happen most frequently?

• Northeastern States like Vermont and New York

• Midwest plains states like Kansas and Nebraska

• Great Lakes states like Michigan and Ohio

• Western states like California and Oregon

What is the name for the part of a boundary where an oceanic plate is forced beneath a continental plate?

• Convergence zone

• Trench zone

• Subduction zone

• Collision zone

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of deep ocean trenches?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction zone

What is this?

• Ocelot

• Jaguar

• Leopard

• Cheetah

Static Friction is the amount of friction that

• keeps an object moving

• keeps an object at rest

• a heavy object has

• earthquakes have

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?

• Subduction zone

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What is the name for the boundary where two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• Subduction zone

• Plate boundary

• Tectonic junction

• Collision zone