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WorksheetsConvergent & Transform Plate Boundaries
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Convergent plate boundaries are also known as _________________ plate boundaries.
constructive
destructive
transform
conservative
_________________ forces at convergent plate boundaries cause plates to subduct and fold.
Compressional
Tensional
Pushing
Slab-pull
The Peru-Chile Trench is a result of the collision between Nazca Plate, which is a/an ____________ plate, and South American Plate, which is a/an _____________ plate. (respectively)
continental, continental
continental, oceanic
oceanic, continental
oceanic, oceanic
Transform plate boundaries are also known as _________________ plate boundaries.
constructive
destructive
transform
conservative
An ocean trench will not be found at the ________________ convergence.
continental-oceanic
oceanic-oceanic
continental-continental
Transform plate boundaries are zones of ________________.
compression
tension
shearing
subduction
Which of the following is NOT a resultant landform at oceanic-oceanic convergence?
ocean trench
volcanic island arc
submarine volcanoes
fold mountains
Fold mountains are the same mountains as volcanoes are. True or False?
True
False
The Andes (or Andean Fold Mountains) are the result of folding at a continental-oceanic convergent plate boundary.
The Himalayas (or Himalayan Mountains) are the result of folding at a continental-continental convergent plate boundary.
What about the Rockies (Rocky Mountains), which is another fold mountain range on the western coast of North America?
continental-continental convergent plate boundary
continental-oceanic convergent plate boundary
oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Which of the following is TRUE?
Earthquakes only occur along transform plate boundaries.
Transform faults are only found on land.
Subduction occurs during continental-continental convergence.
Volcanoes form on the overriding plate as a result of subduction.
