Plate Motion Purple Group

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

• convergent

• divergent

• subduction

• transform

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move apart?

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

• divergent

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• subduction plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

What is the process called when continents move over time?

• continental shift

• plate tectonics

• continental migration

• continental drift

What are the three types of plate boundaries in terms of plate motion?

• Convergent, Divergent, Converging

• Diverging, Transform, Converging

• Converging, Transform, Diverging

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

What happens when two oceanic plates converge?

• Both plates melt and form new oceanic crust

• Both plates slide past each other horizontally

• Both plates are uplifted and form mountains

• One plate is usually subducted beneath the other

What happens when two continental plates converge?

• Formation of mountains

• Formation of valleys

• Erosion of land

• Creation of deserts

What happens when two plates diverge at a divergent boundary?

• Volcanic eruptions happen

• Mountains form

• Seafloor spreading occurs

• Earthquakes occur

What is the main driving force behind plate motion?

• Earth's rotation causing the plates to move

• Gravity pulling the plates apart

• Convection currents in the Earth's mantle

• Tectonic plates colliding with each other