Plate Boundary
how many plate boundaries do we have?
3 plate boundaries
name 3 after effects caused by earthquakes?
tsunamis
landslides
faults
______ _______ plates collide to form ______ _______.
two - continental
fold mountains
name the three plate boundaries
convergent
divergent
transform
which plate boundary movement(s) can cause volcanoes?
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
a(n) ________ plate collides with a(n) _______ plate to form ________
oceanic - continental
volcanoes
how does each plate boundary move?
convergent - toward each other
divergent - away from each other
transform - rub against each other
what are three volcanic eruption effects?
destruction of land
formation of large mountains
new crust formation
the convergent plate boundary moving under the other undergoes what process?
subduction
true/false
The movement of Earth’s plates only moves continents across Earth’s surface.
false.
plate movement moves all of Earth's surface
A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary is called a
volcanic arc
the convergent boundary folding upward is called the _______?
plate's leading edge
how do earth's plate movements form landforms?
answer in terms of time
in rapid events over millions of years
which plate boundary movement(s) can cause earthquakes?
any type of plate movement
convergent
divergent
transform
which plate usually moves below the other?
the denser plate subducts below the less dense plate