Plate Tectonics Assignment

The image to the left shows Earth's major plates. A geologist is studying a plate boundary indicated by the arrow. Fill in the blank to complete the statement about the plate boundary. This boundary is between the African Plate and the _______________ Plate.

Eurasian

Use the drop-down menus to identify the labeled plates. Label A Label B Label C

South American Plate African Plate Indo-Australian Plate

The landform pictured here is most commonly formed at what type of plate boundary?

convergent boundary

The photo shows the San Andreas fault zone. This is a fault formed at a transform boundary. What would you expect to find along this fault?

earthquakes

Which landforms might you see at a divergent plate boundary? Check all that apply.

mid-ocean ridge rift valley

Use the drop-down menus to identify the types of convergent boundaries. Label A Label B Label C

oceanic - oceanic oceanic - continental continental - continental