Recognizing Boundaries
What are Convergent, Divergent, and Transform?
He proposed the idea that the continents used to be joined together as one large landmass, an idea that was not popular at the time.
Who is Alfred Wegener?
What are normal faults?
Transform boundaries are similar to strike-slip faults. The forces caused by these faults sound unpleasant, especially for sheep.
What is shearing?
Earthquakes can occur along these boundaries.
What is all of the boundaries?
This boundary occurs when two plates pull apart from each other.
What is a divergent boundary?
At a divergent boundary under the sea, a large mountain range is formed from magma leaking to the surface.
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
Well this seems backwards, if plates are moving away from each other it is considered normal, but if they are moving toward each other it is considered this type of fault.
What is a reverse fault?
It's not uncommon to feel a little compressed when the world is pushing in on you. Compression is after all the force associated with this type of boundary. (not fault)
What is a convergent boundary?
Known for occurring in the middle of a plate or away from all boundaries, this kind of volcanic activity contributed to the formation of Hawaii.
What is hot spot volcanism?
What is convergent boundary?
The Mariana's Trench is the deepest known point in the world. It was created from this type of plate boundary. (It is a deep ocean trench.)
What is oceanic to oceanic convergent boundary?
Normal, Reverse, and this are the three types of faults.
What is strike-slip?
If any forces acting on rocks along a fault become too great, the rocks will break along the fault, causing this event to occur.
What is an earthquake?
What is triangulation?
The San Andreas Fault in Southern California is one of the most famous types of these faults, it registers hundreds of earthquakes every year.
What is a transform boundary?
The Pacific Ocean is surrounded by most of the world's volcanoes. For this reason it is known commonly from a term that is shared with a Johnny Cash song.
What is the Ring of Fire?
Stike-slip faults are common in Southern California because they are most associated with this type of boundary.
What is a transform boundary?
These forces are present at convergent boundaries.
These waves move the fastest following an earthquake, can travel through all mediums, and can be measured all over the world.
What are P Waves?
Volcanic mountain ranges, such as the Andes of South America, or the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, are created in this type of boundary. (Include the types of crust involved.)
What is an oceanic to continental convergent boundary?
What is subduction?
This type of landform would most likely be found at an underwater normal fault.
What is a mid-ocean ridge? (Divergent Boundary)
It is normal to feel some tension when you and friend aren't on speaking terms. However, these two faults have nothing to do with tension.
What are reverse and strike-slip faults?
These are all of the plate boundaries where volcanoes are known to occur. (include boundary types)
What are divergent boundaries, oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries, and oceanic-continental boundaries?