Plate Boundaries Worksheet
Explore the different types of plate boundaries and the geological features they create with this Grade 7 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. Refer to the provided diagrams and your knowledge of plate tectonics.
1. Which type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates moving away from each other?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
2. What geological feature is often formed at a convergent boundary where two oceanic plates collide?
Mid-ocean ridge
Rift valley
Volcanic island arc
Mountain range
3. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a boundary.
4. When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the oceanic plate is forced beneath the continental plate in a process called .
5. Describe the main characteristics of a divergent plate boundary and name one geological feature commonly found there.
6. Earthquakes are only caused by transform plate boundaries.
True
False
7. The Himalayas were formed by the collision of two continental plates.
True
False
8. Examine the diagram below showing different plate boundaries. Identify each boundary type and describe one geological event or feature associated with it.
Boundary 1 (Top Left):
Boundary 2 (Top Right):
Boundary 3 (Bottom Left):
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