Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by two continental plates colliding?

Back

Continent-to-continent convergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed exclusively at a divergent boundary?

Back

Rift Valley.

Front

At which type of plate boundary can a continental rift valley be formed?

Back

Divergent plate boundaries.

Front

What are the two main types of Earth's crust?

Back

Continental and oceanic.

Front

What geological feature occurs at a divergent plate boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergence.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is created when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?

Back

Subduction zone.

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle?

Back

Plate tectonics.

Front

What type of boundary is associated with mountain building?

Back

Continent-to-continent convergent boundary.