Types of Boundaries
What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault an example of?
Transform boundary
What geological feature is formed by the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate?
Himalayas
What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates that causes earthquakes?
Faulting or transform boundaries
Which tectonic plate includes the majority of the African continent?
African Plate
What tectonic event is responsible for the formation of the East African Rift?
Divergence of the African Plate
What is the term for the boundary where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?
Oceanic-continental boundary
What type of geological feature is formed when an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate?
Volcanic mountain range
What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates that causes the formation of new oceanic crust?
Divergence or divergent boundary
Which tectonic plate is subducting with the North American plate and created the Cascade Mountain Range?
Juan de Fuca Plate
What tectonic event is responsible for the formation of the Andes Mountains?
Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?
What geological feature is often associated with transform boundaries?
Earthquakes
What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates from Pangea to their current locations?
Continental drift
Which tectonic plate is the second largest after the Pacific Plate?
Eurasian Plate
What tectonic event is responsible for the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Sea-floor spreading
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
Divergent boundary
What geological feature is commonly formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean?
Mid-ocean ridge
What is the process called when new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates move apart?
Sea-floor spreading
Which tectonic plate includes the majority of the North American continent?
North American Plate
What tectonic event led to the formation of the Himalayas?
Collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move towards each other?
Convergent boundary
What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?
Mountains
What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle?
Subduction
Which tectonic plate is the largest and most active?
Pacific Plate
What famous fault line is an example of a transform boundary in the United States?
San Andreas Fault