Science W2 - Plate Boundaries

Question 1

Which plates form:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Answer 1

North American Plate and Eurasian Plate

Question 2

Which plates form:
East Pacific Rise

Answer 2

• Cocos Plate and Pacific Plate
• Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate

Question 3

Which plates form:
Juan de Fuca Ridge

Answer 3

Juan de Fuca Plate and Pacific Plate

Question 4

Which plates form:
Galapagos Rise

Answer 4

Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate, and Pacific Plate

Question 5

Which plates form:
• Andes Mountain (land)
• Peru-Chile Trench (water)

Answer 5

Nazca Plate and South American Plate

Question 6

Which plates form:
Manila Trench

Answer 6

Philippine Plate and Eurasian Plate

Question 7

Which plates form:
Mariana Trench

Answer 7

Philippine Plate and Pacific Plate

Question 8

Which plates form:
• Red Sea
• Gulf of Aden

Answer 8

Arabian Plate and African Plate

Question 9

Which plates form:
East African Rift (Valley)

Answer 9

African (Nubian) Plate, African (Somalian) Plate, and Arabian Plate

Question 10

Which plates form:
West Antarctic Rift

Answer 10

West Antarctic Plate and East Antarctic Plate

Question 11

Which plates form:
• Cascades Range (land)
• Coast Range (water)
• Willamette Valley (land)

Answer 11

Juan de Fuca Plate and North American Plate

Question 12

Which plates form:
Himalayan Mountain Range

Answer 12

Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate