Unit 2 Test Review

Front

What geological feature is formed at a mid-ocean ridge?

Back

New crust is formed at a mid-ocean ridge.

Front

Define a divergent plate boundary.

Back

A boundary between two plates that are moving apart.

Front

What geological feature is created by an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary?

Back

Volcanic islands.

Front

Identify the type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide.

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

Back

Volcanic mountains.

Front

What is the asthenosphere?

Back

A semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle that allows tectonic plates to move.

Front

What happens at a transform fault boundary?

Back

Two plates slide past each other.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

Front

What geological activity is commonly associated with convergent boundaries?

Back

Earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Front

What is the significance of the Ring of Fire?

Back

It is a region in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur due to tectonic plate movements.