Plate Boundaries & Landforms

Label the LANDFORMS

a

b

c

d

e

Trench

Rift Valley

Volcanic Island Arcs

Land Volcanoes

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Label the PLATE BOUNDARIES

a

b

c

Subducting Plate

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Match the boundary with the landforms

• Divergent Boundary

• 
• Convergent Boundary

• 
• Transform Boundary

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The​ (a)   is an example of a transform boundary.

• San Andres Fault
• Great Rift Valley
• Himalayan Mountains

The​ (a)   is an example of a divergent boundary.

• San Andres Fault
• Great Rift Valley
• Himalayan Mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The​ (a)   is an example of a convergent boundary.

• San Andres Fault
• Great Rift Valley
• Himalayan Mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Convergent Boundary

,

(b) Divergent Boundary

,

(c) Transform Boundary

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• 
• Island Arcs

• Mountain Ranges

• Earthquakes

• Trenches

• 
• Rift Valley

• 
• Sea-Floor Spreading

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates collide together at a​ (a)   When one plate is pushed below another plate it is called ​ (b)  

• Convergent Boundary
• Subduction
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates divide apart at a​ (a)  

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

Plates slide past each other at a​ (a)  

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3