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Plate Boundaries
Boundary Features
Volcanoes
Seismic Waves
Moving on Up
100
Two plates grind past each other without destroying any lithosphere
What is transform fault boundary
100
A fracture in the Earth where movement occurs
What is a fault
100
Broad, slightly domed in shape
What is a shield volcano
100
Fastest seismic wave
What is P (Primary) waves
100
Folded, volcanic, and fault-block are types of these
What are mountains
200
Two plates move together, causing one plate to descend into mantle
What is convergent boundary.
200
Formed from the convergence of two plates where one plate descends
What is a trench
200
Formed from ejected lava fragments
What is cinder cone
200
Most destructive waves
What are surface waves
200
Changes to original shape or size of rocks
What is deformation
300
Zone where one plate is forced beneath another plate
What is subduction
300
Process where diverging oceanic plates build lithosphere
What is seafloor spreading
300
Chemical compound found in magma/ determines viscosity
What is silica
300
Falling soil and rocks on a slope
What is a landslide
300
Compressional stresses form these mountains
What is folded
400
Folded mountains are formed from this action
What is continental-continental convergence
400
Mountain range formed from continental - continental convergence
What are the Himalayas
400
Large depression in a volcano
What is caldera
400
Ocean floor fault can lead to these after an earthquake
What is a tsunami
400
Hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
What is normal fault
500
Volcanic arcs are associated with this type of convergence
What is oceanic - oceanic
500
Volcanic mountains that form from oceanic-continental convergence
What is continental volcanic arcs
500
Hawaiian Islands formed from this activity/ no spots
What is intraplate volcanism
500
Can be days or years before a major earthquake
What is a foreshock
500
San Andreas is one
What is strike-slip fault