Plate Boundaries Worksheet
Explore the different types of plate boundaries and their geological effects with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Plate Boundaries Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided diagram to help you.
Refer to the diagram below for questions 1-3.
1. Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving towards each other?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Conservative boundary
2. Earthquakes are most commonly associated with which type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Constructive boundary
3. What geological feature is often formed at divergent plate boundaries?
Mountain ranges
Oceanic trenches
Mid-ocean ridges
Volcanoes (only)
4. The Earth's crust is broken into large pieces called tectonic .
5. When two plates move away from each other, it is called a boundary.
6. The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another is known as .
7. Volcanoes are typically found only at transform plate boundaries.
True
False
8. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform plate boundary.
True
False
9. Describe one major geological event or feature that can occur at a convergent plate boundary where two continental plates collide.
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