Plate Tectonics

Front

A plate boundary at which two plates move parallel to each other in opposite directions

Back

transform plate boundary

Front

A boundary at which two plates move away from each other.

Back

Divergent plate boundary

Front

A boundary at which two plates move toward each other.

Back

convergent plate boundary

Front

What feature is formed on the continental crust at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

Back

volcanoes

Front

Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon? Options: volcanoes, deep sea trenches, underwater mountain ranges, earthquakes

Back

earthquakes

Front

The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________. Options: core, crust, mantle, plates

Back

crust

Front

What boundary creates mountains?

Back

convergent

Front

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

Back

convection in the mantle

Front

Which type of crust is more dense?

Back

oceanic

Front

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.

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divergent