Types Of Plate boundaries

Question 1

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Answer 1

Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.

Question 2

True or False: Divergent boundaries occur where tectonic plates move apart.

Answer 2

True.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: Convergent boundaries are characterized by ________ of tectonic plates.

Answer 3

collision

Question 4

What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

Answer 4

Mid-ocean ridges.

Question 5

Multiple choice: Which type of boundary is associated with the formation of mountains? A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform

Answer 5

B) Convergent.

Question 6

What is a transform boundary?

Answer 6

A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another.

Question 7

True or False: Earthquakes are commonly found at transform boundaries.

Answer 7

True.

Question 8

What happens at a subduction zone?

Answer 8

One tectonic plate is forced under another.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ________ boundary.

Answer 9

transform

Question 10

What is the primary cause of plate tectonics?

Answer 10

The heat from the Earth’s interior.

Question 11

Multiple choice: Which type of plate boundary is most likely to create volcanic activity? A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform

Answer 11

B) Convergent.

Question 12

What is an example of a divergent boundary?

Answer 12

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Question 13

True or False: At divergent boundaries, new crust is formed.

Answer 13

True.

Question 14

Fill in the blank: ________ boundaries are characterized by sliding past movements.

Answer 14

Transform

Question 15

What is a rift valley?

Answer 15

A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates.

Question 16

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

Answer 16

C) Magnetic.

Question 17

What occurs at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?

Answer 17

Subduction of the oceanic plate under the continental plate.

Question 18

True or False: Transform boundaries can create mountain ranges.

Answer 18

False.

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate meet at a ________ boundary.

Answer 19

transform

Question 20

What is the Ring of Fire?

Answer 20

A region with a high level of tectonic activity, including earthquakes and volcanoes, surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

Question 21

Multiple choice: What type of boundary is characterized by the creation of oceanic trenches? A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform

Answer 21

B) Convergent.

Question 22

What is the primary feature of an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary?

Answer 22

Formation of volcanic island arcs.

Question 23

True or False: Mid-ocean ridges are formed at convergent boundaries.

Answer 23

False.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The ________ Plate is an example of a tectonic plate.

Answer 24

North American

Question 25

What is the primary driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?

Answer 25

Mantle convection.

Question 26

Multiple choice: Which type of boundary would you expect to find the deepest oceanic trenches? A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform

Answer 26

B) Convergent.

Question 27

What is the significance of the Himalayan mountain range?

Answer 27

It was formed by the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate at a convergent boundary.

Question 28

What type of plate boundary does not create nor destroy any landform?

Answer 28

Transform fault boundary

Question 29

A theory which suggests that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountain ranges, and other geological features

Answer 29

Plate tectonics

Question 30

Trench

Answer 30

Depression produced when two plates slide past each other

Question 31

Volcanic island arc

Answer 31

A chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench

Question 32

What are the types of boundaries that separate plates through time?

Answer 32

Divergent, Convergent, Transform ## Footnote These boundaries are essential in understanding plate tectonics and geological features.

Question 33

What is produced by a continental-continental divergent boundary?

Answer 33

Rift valleys ## Footnote Rift valleys form as tectonic plates pull apart.

Question 34

What is produced by an oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary?

Answer 34

Mid-ocean ridges ## Footnote Mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics.

Question 35

What is produced by a continental-continental convergent boundary?

Answer 35

Mountain ranges ## Footnote Mountain ranges form when two continental plates collide and push up the Earth's crust.

Question 36

What is produced by an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary?

Answer 36

Volcanoes ## Footnote Underwater volcanoes can emerge as a result of subduction at oceanic-oceanic boundaries.

Question 37

What is produced by an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

Answer 37

Islands ## Footnote These islands often form as volcanic arcs due to the subduction of oceanic plates beneath continental plates.

Question 38

What type of boundary involves plates sliding past each other?

Answer 38

Transform boundary ## Footnote Transform boundaries are characterized by lateral movement, which can cause earthquakes.

Question 39

What geological feature is an example of a transform boundary?

Answer 39

San Andreas Fault ## Footnote The San Andreas Fault is a well-known transform fault located in California.

Question 40

Fill in the blank: A _______ boundary produces rift valleys.

Answer 40

divergent ## Footnote Divergent boundaries occur where tectonic plates move apart.

Question 41

Fill in the blank: A _______ boundary can produce mid-ocean ridges.

Answer 41

oceanic-oceanic divergent ## Footnote Mid-ocean ridges are formed by the upwelling of magma at divergent boundaries.

Question 42

True or False: Oceanic-continental convergent boundaries produce mountain ranges.

Answer 42

False ## Footnote They produce islands, while continental-continental convergent boundaries produce mountain ranges.

Question 43

How much do tectonic plates move per year?

Answer 43

3 cm per year

Question 44

What is the relationship between density and temperature?

Answer 44

Inversely proportional

Question 45

Why does oceanic crust subduct?

Answer 45

Because of the weight

Question 46

What increases the likelihood of oceanic crust subducting?

Answer 46

The older the oceanic crust

Question 47

What happens when the temperature of magma increases?

Answer 47

It produces volcanoes

Question 48

What is the result of oceanic crust interacting with earthquakes?

Answer 48

Tsunami

Question 49

A ______ is a partial part of the mantle whose temperature is slightly higher. Once the lithosphere moves, another volcano forms. It also forms a __________

Answer 49

Hot spot ; volcanic arc (or volcanic chains)