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Tectonic Plate Boundary Worksheet
Convergent plate Boundaries:
Trench
Overriding Plate
Name
1) Peru-Chile Trench
2)
Aleutian Trench
3)
Tonga Trench
4)
Mariana Trench
Direction
of Motion
Subducting Plate
Name
Divergent Plate Boundaries: Name the two diverging Plates and direction of motion
Ridge
Diverging Plate
Direction
Diverging Plate
Name
of Motion
Name
5) Mid-Atlantic Ridge (North
of Equator)
6) Mid-Atlantic Ridge (south
of Equator)
7) East Pacific Rise
Direction
of Motion
Direction
of Motion
8) Southeast Indian Ridge
9) Southwest Indian Ridge
10) Mid-Indian Ridge
11)
Transform Plate Boundary – Name the two sliding plates and direction of motion
Transform Plate Name Direction
Transform Plate Name
of Motion
San Andres Fault
Hot Spots: Check one of the boxes for each location
Name
At a Plate Boundary
12)
Hawaii
13)
Galapagos
14)
Iceland
15)
Easter Island
16)
Yellowstone
Plate Boundaries by Coordinates
Latitude
Longitude
17)
50˚S
30˚E
18)
40˚N
20˚W
19)
45˚N
150˚E
20)
0
30˚E
Far from a Plate Boundary
Type of Plate Boundary
Direction
of Motion