Understanding Tectonic Plate Boundaries

What happens along the edges of tectonic plates?

• Desert expansion

• Volcanic eruptions

• Ocean drying

• River formation

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What is another term for divergent plate boundaries?

• Constructive boundaries

• Conservative boundaries

• Collision boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

Where do constructive plate boundaries mostly appear?

• At the bottom of the sea

• In mountain ranges

• Along riverbanks

• In desert areas

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What natural phenomenon often occurs at constructive boundaries?

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

• Hurricanes

• Volcanoes

What causes earthquakes at constructive boundaries?

• Plates moving apart

• Plates sliding past each other

• Plates colliding

• Plates melting

What is subduction?

• An oceanic plate going underneath a continental plate

• Two continental plates colliding

• Plates sliding past each other

• Magma rising to the surface

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What happens when the oceanic plate sinks into the mantle?

• It leads to the formation of rivers

• It forms new mountains

• It causes volcanic eruptions

• It creates new oceans

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What type of boundary occurs when two continental plates collide?

• Collision boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

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What geological feature is formed by a collision boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Islands

• Mountains

• Canyons

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Which mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates?

• The Alps

• The Himalayas

• The Andes

• The Rockies

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