When two tectonic plates move away from one another, the boundary between them is called a __________.
Divergent Boundary
100
The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is ________.
Convergent Boundary
100
The plates are constantly moving.
True
False
True
100
Conitnental Mountain Ranges are usually associated with ________ boundaries
Convergent
200
________ boundaries occur when two tectonic plates slip past each other.
Transform
200
Mid-Ocean Ridges are associated with this type of plate boundary _______.
Divergent Boundaries
200
The San Andreas fault in California is an example of a ________.
Transform Boundary
200
_________ crust is more dense than _________ crust, therefore it subducts when the two collide.
Oceanic; Continental
300
Long undersea mountain chains that form at divergent boundaries are called __________.
Mid-Ocean Ridges
300
A subduction zone is associated with a ________ boundary.
Convergent
300
This theory proposes that the Earth's crust is broken up into large moving sections called plates and explains the movements, collisions, and destruction of the Earth's crust.
What is Plate Tectonics
300
The Himalaya Mountains, Alps, and Appalachian Mountains were formed when these 2 types of plates collided:
What is Continental-Continental
400
The Himalayan mountain range found between India and Asia is an example of a __________.
Convergent Boundary
400
When two converging ocean plates meet they usually subduct, and their boundary is marked by a _________, the deepest point in the ocean.
Trench
400
Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
Lithosphere
400
The part of the Earth on whcih the tectonic plates of the crust are able to move is the _______
asthenoshpere
500
The rock found at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is brand new and as you move out from the ridge to the coasts of the continents the rock gets older. This idea is known as __________.
Sea-Floor Spreading
500
When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, a __________ is formed, producing a deep ocean trench
subduction zone
500
seismic activity, volcanism, and mountain building all occur at ________.
Plate Boundaries
500
This appears to cause the movement of Earth's tectonic plates.