Types Of Plate Boundaries

Question 1

-location where two tectonic places meet

-has three types;

divergent, convergent, and transform

Answer 1

Plate Boundary

Question 2

-exists between two plates that move apart

-also known as constructive boundary

-leads to the creation of volcano

Answer 2

Divergent Plate Boundary

Question 3

-exists between two plates that move toward each other

-also known as a destructive boundary

-leading edges could

be continental- continental, continental-oceanic, or oceanic-oceanic

Answer 3

Convergent Plate Boundary

Question 4

Kinds of convergent boundary:
Two oceanic plates that meet head on, causing the denser plate to be pushed underneath the lighter one

Answer 4

Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence

Question 5

Kinds of convergent boundary: Happens when the continental plate meets with an oceanic plate, causing the oceanic plate to subduct

• Trench, volcano and/or volcanic arc

Answer 5

Continental- Oceanic Convergence

Question 6

Kinds of convergent boundary: Two continental plates collide and neither of the two is pushed underneath

• Volcano, mountain and/or mountain ranges

Answer 6

Continental- Continental Convergence

Question 7

-exists between two plates that move slide horizontally past each other

-also known as conservative boundary

-lie parallel or vertical to the

direction of plate movement

-leads to the creation of fault lines and earthquakes

Answer 7

Transform Plate Boundary

Question 8

Kinds of Transform Plate Boundaries: Hanging walls that move down relative to the footwall

Answer 8

Normal Fault

Question 9

Kinds of Transform Plate Boundaries:
Also known as thrust fault, wherein the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall

Answer 9

Reverse Fault

Question 10

Kinds of Transform Plate Boundary:
Dominant displacement occurs along the strike of a fault

Answer 10

Strike-slip Fault