Question

name: class: part two: map analysis cont... 2. what patterns do you notice in the location of continental and ocean - floor features in relation to the plate boundaries? 3. examine the arrows on the plates, which indicate the direction in which the plate is moving. describe three ways plates can move in relation to one another. 4. divergent boundaries exist where two plates are moving away from each other, as indicated by arrows pointing in opposite directions. a. identify two plates that meet at a divergent boundary. b. what features are common at divergent boundaries? 5. convergent boundaries exist where two plates are moving toward each other, as indicated by arrows pointing toward each other. a. identify two plates that meet at a convergent boundary. b. what features are common at convergent boundaries? 6. transform boundaries exist where two plates are sliding past each other, as indicated by arrows pointing toward each other. a. identify two plates that meet at a transform boundary. b. what features are common at a transform boundaries?

Explanation:

1. Continental and ocean - floor features like deep - sea trenches are often associated with convergent plate boundaries.
2. Plates can move towards each other (convergent), away from each other (divergent), and slide past each other (transform).

4a. The North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate meet at a divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
4b. Mid - ocean ridges and seafloor spreading are common at divergent boundaries.
5a. The Nazca Plate and the South American Plate meet at a convergent boundary.
5b. Mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, and deep - sea trenches are common at convergent boundaries.
6a. The North American Plate and the Pacific Plate meet at the San Andreas Fault, a transform boundary.
6b. Earthquakes are common at transform boundaries.

Answer:

1. Deep - sea trenches are associated with convergent plate boundaries.
2. Plates can move convergently, divergently, and through transform motion.

4a. North American Plate and Eurasian Plate.
4b. Mid - ocean ridges, seafloor spreading.
5a. Nazca Plate and South American Plate.
5b. Mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, deep - sea trenches.
6a. North American Plate and Pacific Plate.
6b. Earthquakes.