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WorksheetsPlate Boundaries
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spreading zone” – plates moving AWAY from each other
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
2.
Plates slide HORIZONTALLY past each other without much upward or downward movement
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
3.
Mid-ocean ridge – huge underwater mountain chain where plates move APART, molten rock moves upward and fills the space between the plates – in the ocean.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
4.
Fracture Zone” - San Andreas Fault
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
5.
Subduction zone” – plates move TOWARD each other and convergent divergent transform one plate moves UNDER the other plate – oceanic plate subducts under the continental crust.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
6.
Nazca plate and South American plates COLLIDE to form the Andes Mountains
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
7.
Conservative plate boundary because NO crust is created NOR destroyed at this plate boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
8.
Arabian plate and African plate PULLING AWAY forming the Red Sea
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
9.
Indian and Eurasian CRASH together to form the Himalaya Mountains
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
10.
Normal fault – pulling or tension
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
11.
Strike-slip fault – pulling or compression/moves laterally
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
12.
Thrust/Reverse fault – compression or squeezing
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
13.
Destructive plate boundary because one plate is slowly destroyed at the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
14.
Constructive plate boundary because new crust is created at the boundary.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
15.
Great Rift Valley in Africa – deep valley formed on land by a plate pulling APART
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
16.
What is the plate name of #4?
a)
North American Plate
b)
African Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
17.
What is the plate name of #15?
a)
Eurasian Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
African Plate
d)
Australian Plate
18.
What is the plate name of #11?
a)
Australian Plate
b)
Pacific Plate
c)
South American Plate
d)
Antarctic Plate
19.
What is the plate name of #12?
a)
South American Plate
b)
African Plate
c)
North American Plate
d)
Pacific Plate
20.
What is the plate name of #6?
a)
North American Plate
b)
South American Plate
c)
Australian Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
21.
What is the plate name of #3?
a)
Antarctic Plate
b)
African Plate
c)
Australian Plate
d)
Pacific Plate
22.
What is the plate name of #9?
a)
North American Plate
b)
Eurasian Plate
c)
African Plate
d)
South American Plate
23.
What is the plate name of #1?
a)
Juan de Fuca Plate
b)
Cocos Plate
c)
Nazca Plate
d)
Indian Plate
24.
What is the plate name of #13?
a)
Nazca Plate
b)
Arabian Plate
c)
Philippines Plate
d)
Scotia Plate
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