Plate Boundaries Worksheet
Explore the different types of plate boundaries and the geological features they create with this Grade 8 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 towards each other?
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Conservative boundary
2. What geological feature is typically formed at a divergent plate boundary?
Mountain ranges
Oceanic trenches
Mid-ocean ridges
Volcanic islands
3. The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another is called .
4. Earthquakes are common at boundaries due to the plates sliding past each other.
5. Describe the movement of plates at a transform boundary and give one example of a geological feature found there.
6. Identify the types of plate boundaries shown in the diagram below:
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7. Volcanoes are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries where magma rises to the surface.
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False
8. The Himalayas were formed by a divergent plate boundary.
True
False
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