Plate Tectonics

A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________.

What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving down relative to the footwall?

What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall?

What is the process that continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge?

What type of mountain is formed by the folding of the Earth's crust?

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates away from each other?

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates towards each other?

What type of fault occurs when two blocks of crust slide past each other horizontally?

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate is forced under another?