18 Questions
What type of boundary is characterized by plates moving apart and creating new crust?
Divergent Plate Boundary
What type of boundary results in the formation of a continental volcanic arc?
Convergent Plate Boundary
At which type of boundary do two oceanic plates converge and one subducts under the other?
Convergent Plate Boundary
Which type of boundary is primarily responsible for the creation of rift valleys?
Divergent Plate Boundary
What type of boundary is known for producing trench formations?
Convergent Plate Boundary
Which type of boundary is associated with earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other horizontally?
Transform Plate Boundary
Which type of crust is denser and thinner than the other?
Oceanic Crust
What happens to oceanic crust as it interacts with continental crust?
It subducts under the continental crust
What drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?
Convection currents in the mantle
At which type of plate boundary do two plates move apart?
Constructive Plate Boundary
Which type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes and mountain building?
Convergent Plate Boundary
At what type of plate boundary do plates slide past each other horizontally?
Transform Plate Boundary
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates grinding past each other without destroying the lithosphere?
Transform plate boundary
Where does the San Andreas Fault, a famous transform fault, occur?
On land in California
Which plate boundary is most likely to have more frequent earthquakes compared to others?
Transform plate boundary
Where are most volcanoes located according to the text?
At divergent plate boundaries
What type of volcanic activity occurs within a plate away from the boundaries?
Intraplate volcanism
Which type of plate boundary is involved in the formation of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean?
Convergent plate boundary
Test your knowledge on plate boundaries where plates grind past each other without destroying the lithosphere. Learn about the characteristics of transform plate boundaries like the San Andreas Fault in California and why earthquakes are more common near them.
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