Question

What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?
a.
convergent, divergent, and transform
b.
continental, oceanic, and convergent
c.
oceanic, convergent, and divergent
d.
transform, continental, and divergent

Answer 1

a. convergent, divergent, and transform

- Convergent: plates collide (mountains, subduction, earthquakes, volcanic arcs)
- Divergent: plates move apart (mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys)
- Transform: plates slide past each other (strike-slip faults, earthquakes)