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. pressure in the magma chamber increases
3. composite volcanoes form
4. violent volcanic eruption occurs
5. subduction occurs
6. magma forced through vent

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

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

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?