Plate Boundaries

Sometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...

• Divergent boundary
• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Subduction

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

A __________ plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

• lithosphere

• Pangaea

• subduction zone

• tectonic

• Wegener

The diagram shows a cross section of a portion of the Earth. Which letter represents a mid-ocean ridge?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

• Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

• Two continental plates collided.

• One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

• One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

Which diagram shows a plate boundary that is typical for the formation of volcanoes?

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The diagram below shows a cross section of a portion of the Earth. Which location represents a deep ocean trench?

• A

• B

• C

What is occurring at the Nazca Plate?

• Trasformation

• Subduction

• Lithification

• Compaction

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

• death ring

• fire zone

• ring of fire

• zone of fire

Mountains form from ...

• plates sliding past one another
• collision of plates
• plates moving away from each other