Plate Boundarires

Question 1

What are tectonic plate boundaries?

Answer 1

Tectonic plate boundaries are the edges where two tectonic plates meet.

Question 2

Name the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries.

Answer 2

Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.

Question 3

True or False: Divergent boundaries occur where plates move away from each other.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Convergent boundaries are characterized by plates moving __________.

Answer 4

toward each other

Question 5

What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

Answer 5

Mid-ocean ridges

Question 6

Which type of boundary is associated with the creation of mountain ranges?

Answer 6

Convergent boundaries

Question 7

Identify the type of plate boundary that causes earthquakes due to sliding past one another.

Answer 7

Transform boundaries

Question 8

What is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

Answer 8

A transform boundary

Question 9

True or False: Subduction occurs at divergent boundaries.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

What is created when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate?

Answer 10

A volcanic arc

Question 11

Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary? A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Static D) Transform

Answer 11

C) Static

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the __________ and __________ plates.

Answer 12

Indian, Eurasian

Question 13

What type of boundary is associated with the formation of new oceanic crust?

Answer 13

Divergent boundaries

Question 14

True or False: Transform boundaries can create new land.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What is the primary result of tectonic activity at convergent boundaries?

Answer 15

Earthquakes and volcanic activity

Question 16

What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate moves under another?

Answer 16

Subduction

Question 17

Multiple choice: Which type of boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge? A) Convergent B) Divergent C) Transform D) None of the above

Answer 17

B) Divergent

Question 18

Fill in the blank: At a __________ boundary, two plates slide past each other horizontally.

Answer 18

transform

Question 19

What type of tectonic activity is most common at divergent boundaries?

Answer 19

Seafloor spreading

Question 20

True or False: All tectonic plate boundaries are associated with volcanic activity.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

What is the Ring of Fire?

Answer 21

A region of high seismic and volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

Question 22

What occurs when two continental plates collide?

Answer 22

They create mountain ranges, as neither plate subducts.

Question 23

Multiple choice: Which process is primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates? A) Erosion B) Convection C) Weathering D) Sedimentation

Answer 23

B) Convection

Question 24

Fill in the blank: Oceanic plates are generally __________ than continental plates.

Answer 24

denser

Question 25

What happens at a transform boundary?

Answer 25

Plates grind past each other, causing earthquakes.

Question 26

True or False: Divergent boundaries can occur on land as well as under the ocean.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What is one potential hazard associated with transform boundaries?

Answer 27

Earthquakes