Unit 4 : Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the formation of folded mountains?

Back

Convergent (Continental/Continental)

Front

What type of plate boundary involves the shearing of rock, causing it to snap apart due to stress?

Back

Transform

Front

What evidence supports the Theory of Continental Drift related to glaciers?

Back

Evidence of glaciers found in areas of the world that are warm today (like Africa and Australia).

Front

What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

Back

Transform

Front

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

Back

Alfred Wegner

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Divergent, Convergent, Transform

Front

What occurs at a divergent plate boundary?

Back

Tectonic plates move apart, leading to the formation of new crust.

Front

What is a convergent plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often forming mountains or causing subduction.

Front

What is the primary feature of a transform plate boundary?

Back

Plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries?

Back

Island arcs and deep ocean trenches.