Plate Tectonics

Front

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

Back

fault

Front

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

Back

Normal fault

Front

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

Back

Reverse fault

Front

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

Back

sea floor spreading

Front

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

Back

Fold mountain

Front

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

Back

divergent boundary

Front

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

Back

convergent boundary

Front

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

Back

Strike-slip fault

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge

Front

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

Back

subduction