1. Select what type of plate boundary occurs between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate in
southern California.
Multiple Choice: Transform boundary, Divergent boundary or Convergent boundary / Subduction Zone
2. Select what type of plate boundary occurs between the South American Plate and the African Plate where
they meet in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Multiple Choice: Convergent boundary / Subduction Zone, Transform boundary or Divergent boundary
3. What type of plate boundary occurs between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate along the
southern coast of Alaska.
Multiple Choice: Convergent boundary / Subduction Zone, Divergent Boundary or Transform boundary.
4. Calculate the effective speed of collision (in cm/yr) at the plate boundary between the Nazca Plate and the
South American plate.
Answer: Speed of plate 3.57cm/yr and 1.94 cm/yr