Understanding Plate Boundaries

What is a plate boundary?

• A weather pattern

• A kind of ocean wave

• A type of mountain

• A place where two tectonic plates meet

What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates stay still

• Plates move towards each other and collide

What is formed when an oceanic plate is forced beneath a continental plate?

• A desert

• A forest

• An ocean trench

• A river

What type of volcano is formed at a convergent plate boundary?

• Shield volcano

• Composite volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Lava dome

What is a collision boundary?

• Where two oceanic plates collide

• Where two continental plates collide

• Where a river and a plate meet

• Where a plate and a mountain meet

What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

• Plates move apart from each other

• Plates stay still

What type of landform is created at a divergent plate boundary?

• Desert

• Mountain

• Ocean ridge

• Valley

What is a conservative plate boundary?

• Where plates stay still

• Where plates move towards each other

• Where plates slide past each other

• Where plates move apart

What can happen when pressure is released at a conservative plate boundary?

• An earthquake occurs

• A mountain forms

• A volcano erupts

• A river changes course

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Static

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Conservative