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Plate Boundaries

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of plate boundary consists of two continental plates moving toward one another in a collision.

a)

convergent subduction

b)

continental convergent

c)

divergent

d)

transform

2.

This type of plate boundary consists of two plates sliding past one another in opposite directions.

a)

convergent subduction

b)

continental convergent

c)

divergent

d)

transform

3.

This type of plate boundary consists of two plates moving away from one another.

a)

convergent subduction

b)

continental convergent

c)

divergent

d)

transform

4.

This type of plate boundary consists of an oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate.

a)

convergent subduction

b)

continental convergent

c)

divergent

d)

transform

5.

Subduction occurs when...

a)

a less dense oceanic plate slides under a more dense continental plate

b)

a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate

6.

Features that are present at a continental convergent boundary include... (choose 2)

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes (including volcanic vents)

c)

trenches

d)

earthquakes

e)

rift valleys

7.

Features that are present at a convergent subduction boundary include... (choose 3)

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes (including volcanic vents)

c)

trenches

d)

earthquakes

e)

rift valleys

8.

Features that are present at divergent boundaries include... (choose 3)

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes (including volcanic vents)

c)

trenches

d)

earthquakes

e)

rift valleys

9.

Features that are present at transform boundaries include... (choose 1)

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes

c)

trenches

d)

earthquakes

e)

rift valleys

10.

What type of plate boundary formed Hawaii?

a)

convergent subduction

b)

continental convergent

c)

divergent

d)

transform

e)

trick question: Hawaii wasn't formed by a plate boundary. It was formed by a hotspot.