Plate Boundaries

What happens when two tectonic plates move apart?

• The plates create a new mountain range.
• Magma from inside the Earth comes to the surface.
• The plates cause a large earthquake.
• The plates slide past each other.

Convection currents occur in the Earth's ____________________.

• crust
• mantle
• convergent
• transform
• divergent

Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's ___________________________.

• crust
• mantle
• convergent
• transform
• divergent

A ____________________________ boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

• crust
• mantle
• convergent
• transform
• divergent

At a __________________________ boundary, tectonic plates move toward each other.

• crust
• mantle
• convergent
• transform
• divergent

________________________________ boundaries are where tectonic plates move apart.

• crust
• mantle
• convergent
• transform
• divergent

What phenomenon is primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes
• Convection currents
• Volcanoes
• The plates slide past each other.

Which layer of the Earth is liquid and helps create convection currents?

• Crust
• Inner core
• Outer core
• Mantle

What is the name of the process where one tectonic plate slides under another?

• Divergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Subduction
• Convergent boundary

What is an example of a transform boundary?

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• The Pacific Ring of Fire
• The San Andreas Fault
• The Himalayas