Exploring Plate Boundaries and Stress

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Which type of stress is primarily associated with transform plate boundaries?

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

• Torsion

Identify the type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

What is the primary effect of compressional stress on the Earth's crust?

• It causes the crust to stretch and thin.

• It causes the crust to fold and thicken.

• It causes the crust to shear and slide.

• It causes the crust to melt and form magma.

Which type of stress is most likely to create a rift valley?

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

• Torsion

Explain how tectonic stress can lead to the formation of mountains.

• Tectonic stress causes the crust to melt, forming volcanic mountains.

• Tectonic stress causes the crust to fold and uplift, forming mountain ranges.

• Tectonic stress causes the crust to erode, forming mountains.

• Tectonic stress causes the crust to sink, forming mountains.

What type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Describe the effect of shear stress on rock formations.

• Shear stress causes rocks to compress and thicken.

• Shear stress causes rocks to stretch and thin.

• Shear stress causes rocks to slide past each other.

• Shear stress causes rocks to melt and form magma.

Which type of plate boundary is most likely to result in the formation of a trench?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Rift zone

How does tension stress affect the Earth's crust?

• It causes the crust to compress and form mountains.

• It causes the crust to stretch and form valleys.

• It causes the crust to shear and form faults.

• It causes the crust to melt and form magma.