Tectonic Plates

Front

What do continental-continental plate collisions produce?

Back

Tall mountain ranges.

Front

What type of plate movement caused the formation of the Rockies and the Appalachians?

Back

Convergent.

Front

Which direction of plate movement is most likely to result in the formation of an ocean basin?

Back

Divergent movement.

Front

What type of tectonic boundary is found at mid-oceanic ridges?

Back

Divergent Boundary.

Front

What are tectonic plates composed of?

Back

Both continental and oceanic crust.

Front

What is the primary force driving the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

Back

Subduction zone.

Front

What is the result of oceanic-oceanic plate collisions?

Back

Island arcs.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the term for the process of new oceanic crust being formed?

Back

Seafloor spreading.