What Plate Pics

Mr Nelson went here years ago. What kind of Plate Boundary do you think caused this?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Answer explanation

This is in Iceland and is caused by the Divergent plate movement right down the middle of the country

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The Active Volcano Mount Fuji in Japan was caused by what type of Plate Boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Not on a Boundary

Answer explanation

Did you know Mount Fuji is actually three Volcanos that overlap each other. It was created by a subduction of the Pacific plate under Japan. Part of the Ring of Fire.

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In a Divergent Plate Boundary, the plates​ (a)   each other.

• Move away from
• Move towards
• Violently shear against

In a Convergent Plate Boundary, the plates​ ​ (a)   each other.

• Violently shear against
• Move towards
• Moves away from

In a Transform Plate Boundary, the plates​ ​ (a)   each other.

• Move towards
• violently shears against
• moves away from

What type of Plate Boundary causes Sea Floor Spreading?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• No Plate Boundary

Answer explanation

Sea Floor Spreading makes "new crust" for the earth.

The Ring of Fire is caused by what type of Plate Boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• No Plate Boundary

Answer explanation

The Ring of Fire is a HUGE "Subduction" zone where the dense Pacific Oceanic crust subducts (goes under) the Continental (land) crusts that surround it.

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The Himilaya Mountains containing Mount Everest (Tallest Mountain) were caused by what Plate Boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• No Plate Boundary

Answer explanation

The Indian Plate is Colliding into the Eurasian plate causing these magestic mountains to form. If you look at the pic, these were a minimum of 10 million years in the making.

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What's another word for Crust?

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Mantle

• Core

What moves the Tectonic Plates (i.e. Lithosphere/Crust)?

• Magic

• The Magnetic Field

• The Convection Currents

• The Moon's Gravity

Answer explanation

The mantle rises from heat and descends when cooled.

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