Unit 5 Vocab

Front

What is the term for the impression of prehistoric organisms preserved in rock?

Back

Fossil

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when the plates are moving toward each other?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is the feature called where two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when the plates are moving past each other in different directions?

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What is the term for the large pieces that Earth's surface is broken into, which are constantly moving and changing at a very slow rate?

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

What geological process involves the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

What is created at a convergent boundary when two continental plates collide?

Back

Mountain ranges

Front

What is the result of oceanic and continental plates converging?

Back

Subduction zone and volcanic activity

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other?

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What is the term for the area where an oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate?

Back

Subduction zone