Tectonic Plates and Their Boundaries

What are tectonic plates primarily responsible for creating?

• Mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes

• Rivers and lakes

• Deserts and forests

• Oceans and seas

What happens when tectonic plates converge?

• They remain stationary

• They slide past each other

• They collide, causing crust to melt and be destroyed

• They create a gap

What occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Plates collide

• Plates sink into the mantle

• A gap forms and magma rises to create new crust

• Plates remain stationary

What is a characteristic of transformed boundaries?

• Plates collide and form mountains

• Plates move apart and create new crust

• Plates slide past each other, causing sudden jolts

• Plates sink into the mantle

Why does oceanic crust tend to sink under continental crust?

• It is the same density

• It is more dense and heavier

• It is less dense

• It is lighter and floats