Plate Motion Unit Review

Front

What do patterns on a map of volcanic activity and earthquakes indicate?

Back

Volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in similar areas.

Front

What is the underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart called?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Front

What is it called when plates move toward each other?

Back

Convergent.

Front

What happens between two plates when they move apart, according to GPS data?

Back

Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

Front

What is the term for hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth?

Back

Magma.

Front

What is the process called when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Front

What is the molten rock that erupts from a volcano called?

Back

Lava.

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate tectonics.