Plate Boundaries and Crustal Features

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

• Divergent Oceanic

• Divergent Continental

• Convergent Oceanic

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Tsunamis are formed from what two types of convergent boundaries?

• Continental-Continental

• Oceanic-Continental

• Oceanic-Oceanic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The only type of crust that will subduct if two plates converge is...

• Oceanic

• Continental

What is the only event associated with transform boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• Subduction Zones

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

If an earthquake occurs at the bottom of the ocean floor what could form as result?

• Volcano

• Tsumani

• Tidal Wave

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The process that occurs at a divergent oceanic boundary that creates new crust (sea floor) is called?

• Subduction

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Volcanism

When two continental plates converge (collide) what type of crustal feature is formed?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Subduction Zone

• Rift Valley

• Folded Mountains

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

A divergent boundary in the ocean creates what feature?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Deep Ocean Trench

• Subduction Zone

A divergent boundary on land creates what feature?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Subduction Zone

• Deep Ocean Trench

Two plates slide past each other at what boundary?

• Covergent

• Divergent

• Transform