Divergent BoundaryContinental/Continental Crust

• What occurs there:

– rift valley & earthquakes

• Where can we see this:

– Africa

Divergent BoundaryOceanic/Oceanic Crust

• What occurs there: – mid-ocean ridges (seafloor

spreading), volcanoes, & earthquakes

• Where can we see this:– Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Convergent BoundaryContinental/Continental Crust

• What occurs there: – Mountains form &

earthquakes

• Where can we see this:– Himalaya Mountains

Convergent BoundaryContinental/Oceanic Crust

• What occurs there: – trenches, volcanoes,

& earthquakes

• Where can we see this:– Japan, Alaska

Transform Boundary

• What occurs there:

– Earthquakes

• Where can we see this:

– California, San Andreas Fault

Name ___________________________________________________________ Period _______________ Date _____________

Reviewing Plate Boundaries

       

Type of crustWhat does it

look like?What occurs

there?Where can we see

this?

Type of Boundary

Convergent

Continental/Continental      

Continental/Oceanic      

Divergent

Continental/Continental      

Oceanic/Oceanic     

Transform Any type of crust     

Review: Identify the correct type of boundary seen in each of the lettered pictures. You may use your notes.

Example Type of Boundary

A  

B  

C  

D  

E  

A

B

C

D

E