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 plates of Equal Density collide
Mountains are formed
The main landform of a divergent boundary.
Mid-ocean trench
Do Transform Boundaries interfere with the crust
No they neither create or destroy crust.
The least dense plate.
Oceanic plate
The material that the mid-ocean ridge is made of.
Basalt
Do Convergent Boundaries create or destroy crust
They destroy crust
Do Divergent Boundaries create or destroy crust
They create new crust
Name the 2 Landforms that occur at Transform Boundaries
Linear Fault Valleys and Undersea Canyons
The Plate Boundary that creates new crust
Divergent Boundaries
What material is the Ocean Floor made of.
Basalt
The amount of convergent boundaries.
Three
The process of two plates diverging is also called
Seafloor Spreading
The Most Famous Transform Boundary
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 less dense one is subducted
Volcanic Islands are formed
The sea that is in the middle of a divergent boundary.
Red Sea
The country in the Northern Hemisphere that has a transform boundary in the middle of it.
Iceland
How many tectonic plates are there (major and minor)
15
The only effect of a boundary that can happen from all 3 main types of boundary.
Earthquake