Plate Boundaries review

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Convergent, Divergent, Subduction

• Transform, Subduction, Collision

• Divergent, Collision, Subduction

Which type of plate boundary is most likely to form mountain ranges?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is a result of divergent plate boundaries?

• Earthquakes

• Mountain ranges

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Volcanoes

What happens at a transform boundary?

• Plates move towards each other

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide and form mountains

Which of the following is an effect of transform boundaries?

• Formation of new crust

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Formation of ocean trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is created when two oceanic plates diverge?

• Ocean trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Mountain ranges

• Earthquakes

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of volcanoes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• All of the above

How do convection currents affect tectonic plates?

• They cause plates to sink

• They cause plates to move

• They cause plates to melt

• They cause plates to stop moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a feature of convergent boundaries?

• Mountain ranges

• Earthquakes

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Volcanoes

What is the main difference between convergent and divergent boundaries?

• Convergent boundaries create new crust, divergent boundaries destroy crust

• Convergent boundaries destroy crust, divergent boundaries create new crust

• Both create new crust

• Both destroy crust