4:16 Plate Tectonics & Plate Boundaries

The map shows places on Earth where volcanoes are found and earthquakes occur. Which statement best describes the pattern of where volcanoes are found and earthquakes occur?

• Most volcanoes are found on land, and most earthquakes occur in the ocean.

• Most volcanoes are found on the edges of continents and a lot of earthquakes occur on the edges of continents.

• Most volcanoes are found on islands near continents and most earthquakes occur on islands near continents.

• Most volcanoes are found far from the edges of continents, and most earthquakes occur at the edges of continents.

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Most earthquakes tend to occur at which location?

• The central regions of very large continents

• Groups of islands farthest from any continents

• The steep slopes of the very oldest mountains

• The boundaries between continents and oceans

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A map is provided that presents information on a certain region of the Earth. Based on the information on the map, at which location are mountains most likely to form?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What type of boundary is formed by Nazca Plate and South American Plate?

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

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What type of boundary is formed by the Antarctic Plate and the Indian-Australian Plate?

• Convergent Plate

• Divergent Plate

• Transform Plate

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Areas where the plates meet are called boundaries. One type of plate boundary is called a __________ boundary. This is when two plates are moving toward each other

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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Areas where the plates meet are called boundaries. One type is called a __________ boundary. This is when plates are moving away from each other.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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Areas where the plates meet are called boundaries. One type of plate boundary is a ________ boundary. This is when tectonic plates are sliding past each other.

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

What are 2 natural disasters that often occur at plate boundaries?

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

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Tectonic plates slowly move, creating mountains, islands and even re-arranging continents.

• True

• False

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