Transform Plate Boundaries Quiz

Plate Boundaries

• Divergent boundaries are characterized by plates moving apart and creating new crust.
• Convergent boundaries result in the formation of a continental volcanic arc when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate.
• Convergent boundaries are also where two oceanic plates converge and one subducts under the other.
• Divergent boundaries are primarily responsible for the creation of rift valleys.
• Convergent boundaries are known for producing trench formations.
• Transform boundaries are associated with earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other horizontally.
• Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust.
• Oceanic crust subducts under continental crust because it is denser.
• Convection currents in the mantle drive the movement of tectonic plates.
• Divergent boundaries are where two plates move apart.
• Convergent boundaries are associated with earthquakes and mountain building.
• Transform boundaries are where plates slide past each other horizontally.
• Transform boundaries are characterized by plates grinding past each other without destroying the lithosphere.
• The San Andreas Fault, a famous transform fault occurs in California.
• Transform boundaries are most likely to have more frequent earthquakes compared to other boundaries.
• Most volcanoes are located along plate boundaries.
• Hot spots are where volcanic activity occurs within a plate away from the boundaries.
• Convergent boundaries are involved in the formation of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean.

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.