Plate Tectonics

Question 1

In which two places do divergent boundaries occur?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

land and oceans

Question 2

Use the earthquake distribution map and what you know about boundaries to answer the question.Studies have shown that there is a relationship between the type and location of boundaries and the distribution and depth of earthquakes along or near these boundaries. Many earthquakes, shown in the map as wide bands, occur along convergent areas. These areas experience varying depths of earthquakes.Where would oceanic-oceanic convergence most likely occur?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Philippine plate converging with the Pacific plate, forming Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean

Question 3

Which describes the boundary where earthquake activity occurs along rift valleys?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

divergent boundary on land

Question 4

Which statement describes the process of subduction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A plate slides beneath another plate due to convection currents and gravity.

Question 5

Study the image of a plate boundary.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

island chain

Question 6

Study the image.

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A convergent boundary is formed.

Question 7

Many earthquakes occur near mid-ocean ridges but do not destroy or form new crust. Instead, plates slip past each other. Which kind of boundary is found at these earthquake locations?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

transform boundary between two ocean plates

Question 8

Study this image.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mountains

Question 9

Which best explains why earthquakes sometimes occur in the same locations as mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Faults form because crust gets cracked when plates move apart along divergent plate boundaries.

Question 10

Study the image of Earth’s interior.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

how convection currents move in Earth’s interior

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