Exploring the Types of Plate Boundaries

What occurs at convergent boundaries?

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates remain stationary

• Plates move towards and collide with each other

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What geological feature is formed when the oceanic crust subducts under continental crust?

• Volcanic mountains

• Transform fault

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Oceanic trench

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What forms when two continental plates collide?

• Volcanic islands

• Oceanic trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Folded mountains

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What is primarily formed at oceanic and oceanic convergent boundaries?

• Volcanic mountain ranges

• Folded mountains

• Volcanic island arcs

• Rift valleys

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Which plate boundary is associated with the creation of new crust?

• Subduction zone

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

What is a key feature of the mid-ocean ridge?

• Earthquake activity

• Seafloor spreading

• Mountain folding

• Volcanic activity

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Which example illustrates continental and continental divergent boundaries?

• San Andreas Fault

• East African Rift Valley

• Himalayan mountain range

• Aleutian Islands

What is the result of the rising magma at divergent boundaries?

• Formation of folded mountains

• Subduction of crust

• Creation of new crust

• Formation of trenches

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What happens at transform boundaries?

• Vertical movement of plates

• Horizontal movement of plates against each other

• Subduction of one plate under another

• Creation of new crust

Which plate boundary does not typically generate earthquakes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• None, all boundaries can generate earthquakes

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