Exploring Transform Plate Boundaries

This lesson covers the three types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform. It reviews the effects of convergent boundaries, such as subduction, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Divergent boundaries are explained with their role in creating new land and mid-ocean ridges. Transform boundaries are introduced, focusing on their role in causing earthquakes. The mechanics of earthquakes at transform boundaries are detailed, including friction and pressure build-up. The San Andreas Fault is discussed as a real-world example of a transform boundary. The lesson concludes with a summary of the key points.

What is the primary cause of the effects at a convergent boundary?

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

• Subduction

• Volcanoes

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What happens to the top plate at a convergent boundary when it bends and snaps back?

• It releases energy causing an earthquake

• It creates a volcano

• It forms a mountain

• It forms a mid-ocean ridge

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What do we call the v-shaped canyon formed on the ocean floor at a convergent boundary?

• Ocean trench

• Fault line

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Subduction zone

What is created when magma rises to the surface at a divergent boundary?

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• New land

• Ocean trenches

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What is the primary effect of transform plate boundaries?

• New land

• Volcanoes

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

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What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

• Subduction zone

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

Why do tectonic plates get stuck when they try to slide past each other?

• Because of pressure

• Because of gravity

• Because of friction

• Because of temperature

What is the main cause of earthquakes at transform plate boundaries?

• Pressure build-up and release

• Volcanic activity

• New land formation

• Tsunamis

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What is the name of the fault line in California where the North American and Pacific Plates meet?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Himalayan Fault

• San Andreas Fault

• Ring of Fire

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Which plates are involved in the San Andreas Fault?

• North American and African Plates

• Pacific and Eurasian Plates

• North American and Pacific Plates

• South American and Nazca Plates

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