Plate Boundaries Worksheet
Unit 3-Plate Tectonics
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Complete the following Table.
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Plate Boundary
1. Convergent
2. Divergent
3. Transform
Sketch
Definition
Real world
Example
Plate Boundary Questions
1. Which of the above boundaries can produce earthquakes? At which of those is
the largest earthquakes produced? (p 94)
2. Which of the above boundaries can produce volcanoes?
3. At which of the above boundaries is sea floor created?
4. At which of the above boundaries is sea floor destroyed?
5. What are the three sub-types of convergent plate boundaries?
6. What is the most studied transform fault in the world?
7. Write your own question based on plate boundaries here.