Exploring Plate Boundaries: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Convergent, divergent, transform

• Convergent, divergent, subductive

• Transform, subductive, divergent

• Convergent, compressive, expansive

What happens when two continental plates collide?

• They result in a volcanic eruption

• They cause mountain formation

• They create a rift valley

• They form a deep sea trench

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During a continental to oceanic collision, what subducts beneath the continental crust?

• Continental crust

• Lithosphere

• Oceanic crust

• Asthenosphere

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What geological feature forms when two oceanic plates collide?

• Transform fault

• Volcanic arc

• Rift valley

• Mountain range

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What typically results from ocean to ocean plate collisions?

• Transform faults

• Mountain ranges

• Rift valleys

• Island arcs

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What is primarily formed at divergent boundaries?

• New crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic islands

• Mountain ranges

Where are most divergent boundaries located?

• Within continents

• Across mountain ranges

• Along ocean floors

• Near coastal areas

What is a key feature of transform boundaries?

• Formation of volcanoes

• Subduction of one plate

• Horizontal movement of plates

• Creation of new crust

What does not typically occur at transform boundaries?

• Plate subduction

• Horizontal sliding

• Magma production

• Earthquakes

Which famous transform boundary is located in California?

• Himalayan Fault

• San Andreas Fault

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Great Rift Valley

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