Tectonic Plate Boundaries
15 Questions
2 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates sliding past one another?

  • Convergent boundary
  • Transform boundary (correct)
  • Divergent boundary
  • Subduction boundary

    • What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the Himalaya Mountains?

  • Divergent boundary
  • Subduction boundary
  • Convergent boundary (correct)
  • Transform boundary

    • What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates sliding apart from one another?

  • Subduction boundary
  • Convergent boundary
  • Divergent boundary (correct)
  • Transform boundary

    • What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates sliding towards one another?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary is associated with the occurrence of deep, under-ocean trenches?

    <p>Subduction boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is associated with the San Andreas Fault in California?

    <p>Transform boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary caused the formation of Africa's Rift Valley?

    <p>Divergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary can create mountains when two plates have roughly the same density?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami?

    <p>Subducting boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary is characterized by one plate sliding below another?

    <p>Subducting boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates sliding past one another?

    <p>Transform boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of the Himalaya Mountains?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary can create mountains when two plates have roughly the same density?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is associated with the occurrence of deep, under-ocean trenches?

    <p>Subduction boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary caused the formation of Africa's Rift Valley?

    <p>Divergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser