Plate Tectonic Boundaries

Describe the movement at a convergent boundary.

• The plates come together.
• The plates separate.
• The plates slide past each other.
• Convergent plates do not move.

Describe the movement at a divergent boundary.

• The plates come together.
• The plates separate.
• The plates slide past each other.
• Convergent plates do not move.

Describe the movement at a transform boundary.

• The plates come together.
• The plates separate.
• The plates slide past each other.
• Convergent plates do not move.

Which landform might be created at a divergent boundary? 

• A continental rift (valley)
• A volcano
• An earthquake
• A lake

Which landform might be created at a divergent boundary? 

• A mid-ocean ridge
• A volcano
• An earthquake
• A lake

Which landform might be created at a convergent boundary? 

• A mountain range
• A volcano
• An ocean trench
• All of the above

Which of the following might occur at a transform boundary? 

• An earthquake
• A volcanic eruption
• A sinkhole
• All of the above

Which of the following best describes a subduction zone? 

• When one tectonic plate is forced under the other
• When two tectonic plates meet in the middle
• When two tectonic plates separate
• When two tectonic plates no longer move any direction