Describe Tectonic Plate Boundaries Around the World

At a convergent boundary, what happens to the Earth's crust?

• The crust is pulled apart.

• The crust slides past each other.

• The crust is pushed together.

• Nothing, the plates just touch without movement.

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CONVERGENT BOUNDARY OCEANIC/OCEANIC

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• PLATES MOVE TOWARD

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• SUBDUCTION

  TRENCH

  VOLCANOS

• MID-OCEAN RIDGE

• SEAFLOOR SPREDING

• VOLCANIC ISLANDS /

  ISLAND ARCH

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A break in the rock of the crust where rock surfaces slip past each other; usually occur along plate boundaries:

• focus

• epicenter

• fold

• fault

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Which of the following best describes the movement at a convergent boundary?

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move towards each other

• Plates remain stationary

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The map shows the locations of four active volcanoes in the Caribbean Sea. What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?

• The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary

• The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.

• Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.

• Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor

What is most likely to form at a divergent boundary?

• Mountain range

• Volcano

• New crust (rift valley)

• Earthquake

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When observing the San Andreas Fault, which is a known transform boundary, what characteristic feature is most associated with it?

• Creation of new crust

• Destruction of crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

Answer explanation

The characteristic feature most associated with the San Andreas Fault, a known transform boundary, is earthquakes.

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At which type of boundary do tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, similar to the movement observed at the San Andreas Fault?

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction Zone

Answer explanation

Tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally at a Transform Boundary, like the movement observed at the San Andreas Fault.

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Bivergent

• Transform