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WorksheetsPlate boundaries
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
The theory of plate tectonics predicts that ....................... and volcanoes should occur at plate boundaries.
earthquakes
trenches
At plate boundaries some landforms, such as ...................................
mountain ranges.
mountain system
earthquake
-A (a) boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface.
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
-Magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new (a) crust.
If two continents collide, then a .................................................... is pushed up
mountain range
rift
trenches
How the Himalayas formed, and are still being pushed up?
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
If two oceanic plates collide, the older, colder, and denser plate usually subducts beneath the younger plate
true
false
If one or both plates are oceanic, then (a) occurs
-If two oceanic plates collide, the older, colder, and denser plate usually subducts beneath the younger plate, with an (a) marking the plate boundary.
Under the sea, subduction produces undersea volcanoes, also known as (a)
Under the sea, subduction produces undersea volcanoes, also known as seamounts. If they grow tall enough, these volcanoes form a (a)
