Overview Of Plate Boundary Exercise

Question 1

Give:

An example, the location and the plates involved in a constructive plate boundary

Answer 1

Example: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Plates involved: North American and Eurasian plate

Question 2

Give:

An example, the location and the plates involved in a destructive plate boundary

Answer 2

Example: Andes Mountains
Location: South America
Plates involved: South American and nazca

Question 3

Give:

An example, the location and the plates involved in a collision plate boundary

Answer 3

Example: Himalayan Mountains
Location: India
Plates involved: Indo-Australian and Eurasian

Question 4

Give:

An example, the location and the plates involved in a conservative plate boundary

Answer 4

Example: San Andreas Fault
Location: California
Plates involved: Pacific and North American