1/12 DOL Plate Tectonics

Two oceanic plates are shown in the image above.

Which type of boundary results in the spreading of the oceanic ridge?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

The map above shows some of Earth’s plate tectonic boundaries. Based on the map, volcanic activity would most likely be found at -

• Location W

• Location X

• Location Y

• Location Z

What table correctly compares features of divergent plate boundaries and convergent plate boundaries?

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The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. The map above shows a student’s approximation of where the fault line crosses through the United States. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years. 

Which map best predicts the likely movement of land along the fault line over thousands

of years?

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Explain the movement that occurs when the two plates collide. Identify the landform feature.

Explain the movement that occurs in the image above and identify the landform feature.

Explain the movement that occurs in the image above and identify the landform feature.