The Plate Boundaries Flashcards
True or False: The edges of the plates can interact in four different ways.
False. The edges of the plates can interact in three different ways.
True or False: The movement of these plates is changing the earth’s surface.
True
True or False: As one plate moves, all the other plates will keep still.
False. As one plate moves, all the other plates move.
It is when one plate is pushed under another plate due to the spreading of the neighboring plates.
Subduction
This boundary happens because of subduction.
Convergent Boundary
The plate materials are destroyed during the process, so _ is the other term for convergent boundary.
Destructive Boundary
Why can this plate interaction cause severe earthquakes?
Because of severe pressure and friction.
This happens when two colliding plates move apart during the interaction.
Divergent Boundary
True or False: The mid-oceanic range’s concept is an example of divergent boundary.
True
True or False: The Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate are moving towards each other.
False. The Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate are moving away from each other.
True or False: The divergent boundary causes Iceland to break apart.
True
The other term for divergent boundary.
Constructive Boundary
This allows plates to slide past each other.
Transform Boundary
True or False: As they are carried in opposite directions, the materials that line the boundary are crushed.
True
True or False: The transform boundary causes most of the earthquakes.
True
