Plate Movement

Discover how tectonic plates move and shape our planet! Explore plate boundaries and earthquakes.

On the map, click on Data Type and select Plate Boundaries. What happens on the map when you select Plate Boundaries? The colorful lines show where earthquakes have happened. The colorful lines show the area between tectonic plates. The colorful lines showtravel routes for ships. Using the map key in the upper right-hand corner of the map, which colors represent which types of plate boundaries? Yellow Convergent Boundary Pink Transform Boundary Teal Divergent Boundary Sort the information by the type of boundary that you see on the Plate Movement Explorer tool.Make sure to select Plate Movement for the Data Type to see the arrows Divergent arrows show tectonic plates moving away from each other located in the middle of Atlantic Ocean Convergent located right near Mt. Everest arrows show tectonic plates moving toward another plate Select the Plate Movement (Detailed) option.What are the dark blue arrows showing? Blue arrows show the direction of the waves Blue arrows show the direction that each tectonic plate is moving Blue arrows show how to get to America How are the plate movement arrows different from each other? (Look at map key) The longer the arrow, the thicker the tectonic plate is The longer the arrow, the worse the weather is in that region The longer the arrow, the faster the plate is moving Which type of plate boundary is near Mt. Aconcagua in the Andes Mountains? Divergent Convergent Transform Which two types of plate boundaries are closest to Mt. Cook in New Zealand? Divergent and Convergent Convergent and Transform Transform and Divergent Which type of plate boundary is mostly near Mt. Hotaka in Japan? Divergent Transform Convergent Sort the information based on the location of the mountains and boundary lines. Plate Boundary Close By Mt. Aconcagua Mt. Cook Mt. Hotaka Mt. Everest Plate Boundary Far Away Mt. Mitchell Mt. Narodnaya Based on the location of plate boundaries on the map, which could be a reason why we don't experience many earthquakes here in NY? The people in New York are too wealthy There are too many boundaries right near New York New York is not near a convergent or transform boundary. New York does not have any volcanoes