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WorksheetsDivergent and Transform Boundaries
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The San Andreas Fault is a classic example of a ___________ boundary.
convergent
divergent
transform
normal
Divergent plate boundaries can be defined as areas where plates
move in opposite directions
move in opposite directions past each other
move in opposite towards each other
move in opposite away from each other
Which letter is closest to the divergent boundary in the cross section here?
a
b
c
d
A and B are located on two different plates, separated by a transform boundary. What direction is plate B moving, if plate A is moving northeast (NE)?
north east
north west
south west
south east
Why is the ocean shallower where there are divergent plate boundaries?
there is less water in that part of the ocean
new sea floor “floats” because is hot and has a low density.
the sea floor there is not as heavy as the surrounding sea floor.
the oceanic crust there is thicker.
What force makes the plates move?
Water
Magma
Convection Currents
A machine
Mid Ocean Ridge is...
Created when water moves the plates
Created by sea floor spreading, when oceanic oceanic plates move apart from each other
Created by continental continental plates spreading apart at a divergent boundary
Created by rift valleys
Rift Valley is ...
Created by continental continental plates spreading apart at a divergent boundaries
Created by water moving the plates
Created by sea floor spreading when oceanic oceanic plates move apart from each other
Created by seafloor spreading
At divergent boundaries plates are moving away from each other. What's happens in the space left between them?
Magma comes up and cools and hardens making new land
Air comes up and fills the gap
Water comes up and fills the gap
Grass comes up and fills the gap
What event is likely to happen at a transform boundary
floods
Rift valley
Seafloor spreading
Earthquakes
What feature is found at a transform boundary
Rift valley
Fault
Seafloor spreading
Mid-ocean ridge
Which is true about the crust at a Transform Boundary?
Crust is destroyed
Crust is created
Crust is neither destroyed or created
