Plate Tectonics

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates collide?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?

• divergent boundary

• subduction boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

• subduction

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of new crust?

• divergent

• subduction

• transform

• convergent

What type of plate boundary is responsible for earthquakes?

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• subduction zone

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the subduction of one plate beneath another?

• collision

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the formation of rift valleys?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

What type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of volcanic arcs?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction zone