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SCIENCE
QUARTER 1
Week 3.1

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SUBJECT & Science

QUARTER 1 WEEK 3 DAY ____________________________________
GRADE/LEVEL 10 dd/mm/yyyy
TOPIC The Different Types of Plate Boundaries
LEARNING 3. Describe the different types of plate boundaries:
COMPETENCY a. Convergence; b. Divergence; and c. Transform fault.
IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s
Activity and Assessment Sheets provided separately.

UNDERSTAND
The Different Types of Plate Boundaries

What happen when tectonic plates move?

The Earth’s lithosphere, which includes the crust and upper mantle, is made up of a
series of pieces, or tectonic plates, that move slowly over time. This movement causes
tectonic plates to move away from each other, collide, and slide past each other.
Thus, the different plate boundaries occur.
What are the different types of plate boundaries?

A. Divergent B. Convergent boundary C. Transform fault plate

boundary occurs when
two tectonic plates move
away from each other.
Along these boundaries,
earthquakes are
common and magma
(molten rock) rises from
the Earth’s mantle to the
surface, solidifying to
create new oceanic crust
(Constructive).
occurs when two tectonic plates
collide with each other. The
impact of the colliding plates can
cause the edges of one or both
plates to buckle up into a
mountain range or one of the
plates may bend down into the
mantle where it begins to melt,
rises through the other plate and
solidifies into granite which
makes up the continents. A
chain of volcanoes also often
forms parallel to convergent
plate boundaries and powerful
earthquakes are common along
these boundaries. Thus, at
convergent boundaries,
continental crust is created and
oceanic crust is destroyed
(Destructive).
boundary forms when two
tectonic plates slide past
each other. Natural or
human-made structures that
cross a transform boundary
are offset—split into pieces
and carried in opposite
directions. Rocks that line
the boundary are pulverized
as the plates grind along,
creating a linear fault valley
or undersea canyon.
Earthquakes are common
along these faults. In
contrast to convergent and
divergent boundaries, crust
is cracked and broken at
transform margins, but is not
created or destroyed
(Conservative).

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SAQ-1: Describe divergent, convergent and transform fault plate boundary.

SAQ-2: What is the difference between divergent plate boundary and convergent plate boundary?
SAQ-3: How does transform fault plate boundary differ from divergent and convergent plate
boundary?

Let’s Practice! (Answer on the separate sheets provided.)

A. Describe each type of plate boundary by completing the table below with the correct
information.
Type of plate Divergent Convergent Transform fault
boundary
Movement of
plates
Effect
(Constructive,
Destructive,
Conservative)
Earthquake?
(Yes/No)
Volcanic activity?
(Yes/No)

B. Study and analyze the following pictures below. Then, identify what type of plate
boundary is illustrated in each. Lastly, write your reason why should the illustration
be identified as divergent, convergent or transform fault plate boundary.
Picture Type of plate Reason
boundary

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REMEMBER
Key Points

 When the Earth’s lithosphere move, it causes tectonic plates to move away from
each other, collide, and slide past each other. Thus, plate boundaries occur.
 There are three (3) types of plate boundaries:
1. Divergent plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other;
2. Convergent plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide or meet; and
3. Transform fault plate boundary forms when two tectonic plates slide past each other
causing it to split into pieces and carried in opposite directions.
 In terms of effect, plate boundaries can be classified as constructive, destructive and
conservative:
1. Divergence is constructive because a new oceanic crust is formed when magma rises
from the Earth’s mantle to the surface and solidifies.
2. Convergence is destructive because the denser oceanic crust is destroyed when forced to
move down into the mantle where it begins to melt under a less dense continental crust.
3. Transform fault plate boundary is conservative because in contrast to convergent and
divergent boundaries, crust is cracked and broken at transform margins, but is not created
or destroyed.
 Earthquakes are common in all types of plate boundaries. However, volcanic
activities are only evident in divergence and convergence of plates.

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
(Answer on the Learner’s Activity and Assessment sheets.)
6. Which statement gives the difference
For questions 1 & 2, please refer to the figure between the transform fault and divergent
below. boundary?

A B a. both types of plate boundaries move

on the same direction
b. transform fault plates move sideways,
while divergent plates move away from
C
each other
c. there is no movement on both types of
plate boundaries
d. both types of plate boundaries move
1. If plate C is adjacent to both plates A and B opposite from each other
and does not show any relative motion, what
type of plate boundary is present between A 7. Study the figures below. What are the
and C? differences between the two figures?
a. Convergent Plate Boundary
b. Divergent Plate Boundary
c. Transform Fault Plate Boundary
d. Subduction Zone

2. If plate C is adjacent to both plates A and B A

and does not show any relative motion, what
type of plate boundary is present between A
and B?
a. Convergent Plate Boundary
b. Divergent Plate Boundary
c. Transform Fault Plate Boundary
d. Subduction Zone
B
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3. Which of the following statements is/are a. Both pictures have the same type of
TRUE? plate boundary.
i. The entire lithosphere of the Earth is b. In figure A, the plates are moving away
broken into numerous segments called from each other, while in figure B, plates
plates. are moving towards each other.
ii. The plates are continuously moving c. In figure A, the plates are moving
faster. towards each other, while in figure B,
iii. Convergent plate boundary is formed plates are moving away from each other.
when plates collide. d. No movement happened in both
iv. Transform fault boundary creates a figures
zone of tension
a. i only c. i and iii For items 8-9, refer to the picture below.
b. ii only d. ii and iv

4. Which of the options would best describe the

Convergent Plate Boundary?
a. The plates slide or grind past each other. B
b. The movement of the plates is toward
each other.
c. The plates move apart and create a
zone of tension. A
d. The plates do not move at all.
8. What type of plate boundary is
5. Which of the following statements tells the
observed at point A?
difference between convergent and divergent
a. convergent b. divergent
plate boundaries?
c. Transform fault d. Reverse fault
a. convergent plates move towards each other,
while divergent plates move away from each
9. What boundary is observed at point B?
other.
a. divergent b. transform fault
b. convergent plates move away from each
c. convergent d. crack
other, while divergent plates move towards
each other.
10. Crustal Plate A is moving away from
c. the plate movements in convergence and
crustal Plate B with an average distance
divergence do not have difference at all.
of 2cm per year. What would be the
d. plates in both boundaries do not move at all.
distance between crustal plate A and B in
ten (10) years?
a. 50cms b. 40cms c. 20cms d. 35cms

Science 10 Learner’s Materials, pp.14-15

“Transform Plate Boundaries.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of

the Interior. Accessed July 23, 2020.
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/plate-tectonics-transform-plate-
boundaries.htm.
REFERENCE/S

“What Are the Different Types of Plate Tectonic Boundaries?” What are the
different types of plate tectonic boundaries?: Exploration Facts: NOAA
Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Accessed July 23, 2020.
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/plate-boundaries.html.

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