Convergent Boundary
What way do convergent boundaries move
They converge or come together
What happens in a divergent boundary.
The plates move apart
The movement that a transform boundary makes
The plates slide past each other
Name all 3 plate boundaries
Convergent, Divergent and Transform
Rift Valleys occur at what type of Boundary
Divergent Boundaries
What happens when 2 continental plates of Equal Density collide
Mountains are formed
The main landform of a divergent boundary.
Mid-ocean ridge
True or False: Transform Boundaries neither create or destroy crust.
True
The most dense plate.
Oceanic plate
Crust found further away from a mid-ocean ridge can be described as
Older
Do Convergent Boundaries create or destroy crust
They destroy crust
Do Divergent Boundaries create or destroy crust
They create new crust
This event can happen from plate movement at any boundary but is more likely at a transform boundary
an earthquake
The Plate Boundary that creates new crust
Divergent Boundaries
Thicker and less dense type of crust
Continental
The amount of ways convergent boundaries can occur. (think oceanic and continental crust)
Three
The process of two oceanic plates diverging is also called
Seafloor Spreading
The most well known Transform Boundary in the US
The San Andreas Fault
What type of Plate Boundary does subduction occur on
Convergent Boundaries
The boundary that can make mountains.
Convergent boundary
What landform forms when 2 Oceanic Plates meet and the most dense one is subducted
Volcanic Islands and trenches are formed
Besides mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys, these can also form at a divergent boundary.
volcanoes
Earthquakes occur because this builds up and releases suddenly
tension, pressure, energy
All plate movement is driven by this force
Convection
The only effect of a boundary that can happen from all 3 main types of boundary.
Earthquake