Plate Tectonics Boundaries

What are the two types of crust?

• continental and oceanic

• ocean and basin

• lower and upper

• thick and thin

There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• convergent

• thrust

• divergent

• transform

Where do we get new crust forming?

• Mid Ocean Ridges

• Trenches

• Earthquakes

• Subduction zones

Convergent, Divergent and Transform are..

• Transformers

• types of plate boundaries

• basketball teams

• after school clubs

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What plate boundary pulls the Earth apart?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Stationary

• Convergent

Convergent boundaries are plates that...

• slide by each other

• move toward each other

• pull apart

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Type of plate boundary that causes mountains to form...

• Divergent

• Convergent with subduction

• Convergent with collision

• Transform

How does a transform fault plate boundary change the earth’s surface?

• Earthquakes can occur

• Plates grind past each other

• Cracks can form

• All are correct

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How does a divergent plate boundary change the earth’s surface?

• A rift valley can form.

• Volcanoes can occur.

• New crust can form.

• All of the above.

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How does a convergent plate boundary with collision change the earth’s surface?

• Water is created.

• Mountains can form.

• A trench is created.

• All of the above.

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