Lesson 3 Shaping the Earth's Crust Review

Name the type of plate boundary where two plates collide with each other.

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Hotspot

Name the type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Name the type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another.

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Rift zone

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At Earth’s surface, what commonly occurs at a convergent boundary involving an oceanic plate and a continental plate?

• The denser oceanic plate subducts beneath the less dense continental plate

• New oceanic crust is created at a mid‑ocean ridge

• The plates only slide past each other without subduction

• Neither plate subducts because they are the same density

Which surface features are associated with divergent boundaries?

• Mid‑ocean ridges and rift valleys with creation of new oceanic crust

• Deep ocean trenches formed by subduction of old crust

• Large transform faults that only generate earthquakes

• Folded mountain ranges formed by compression

What event is commonly produced when two plates move past each other along a fault zone at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes from rapid stress release

• Formation of a volcanic arc

• Creation of new oceanic crust

• Subduction of the denser plate

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If an earthquake happens under the ocean along a fault zone, what hazard can it create?

• Tsunami

• Glacier

• Sand dune

• Tornado

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Why does magma created in subduction zones rise up through the mantle and crust?

• It is less dense than the surrounding mantle

• It is pulled upward by Earth’s magnetic field

• It is pushed upward by surface winds

• It is denser than the mantle and sinks then rebounds

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Volcanoes happen at which types of plate boundaries? Select all that apply.

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• Hotspots (not a plate boundary)

Describe what a tsunami is and how it causes damage: Which statement best matches the description provided?

• A gigantic ocean wave generated by an underwater earthquake that displaces water and can quickly destroy coastlines

• A wind‑driven surface wave that forms during a hurricane and erodes beaches slowly

• A tide caused by the Moon’s gravity that floods low‑lying coasts twice a day

• A wave created by landslides on land that only affects mountain valleys

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