Plate Boundary Quiz

At a Constructive plate boundary the plates are .....

At a destructive plate boundary, the plates are ....

At a conservative plate boundary, the plates are ....

At a collision plate boundary ....

Continental crust is denser than oceanic

Earthquakes occur at ...

Order the statements which can be used to describe the processes at a destructive plate boundary

1. convection currents move plates towards each other
2. magma forced through vent
3. violent volcanic eruption occurs
4. pressure in the magma chamber increases
5. composite volcanoes form
6. subduction occurs

Order the statements which can be used to describe the processes at a constructive plate boundary

1. little pressure in the magma chamber
2. non-violent volcanic eruption occurs
3. convection currents move plates away from each other
4. sheild volcano and mid atlantic ridges formed
5. magma wells up to fill the gap

Volcanic eruptions at constructive plate boundaries are generally more hazardous than destructive

The mid Atlantic ridge is a location where the following type of plate boundary can be found?