7th-Geology (All)

Front

What type of stress is shown when rocks are pushed together?

Back

Compression

Front

What geologic feature is formed by a convergent boundary with continental to continental crustal interaction?

Back

Folded Mountains

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move towards each other?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What landform is created when a continent starts to get torn apart?

Back

Rift Valley

Front

What is the point called where one tectonic plate slides beneath another?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

What type of stress occurs when rocks are pulled apart?

Back

Tension

Front

What is formed at a divergent boundary where two oceanic plates move apart?

Back

Mid-ocean Ridge

Front

What type of mountains are formed by volcanic activity at a convergent boundary?

Back

Volcanic Mountains

Front

What is the term for the large landmass that existed before continents drifted apart?

Back

Pangaea

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

Back

Subduction