Plate Boundaries

Front

What landform results when two plates of the same density meet?

Back

Mountains

Front

What is the only event associated with transform boundaries?

Back

Earthquakes

Front

What type of boundary are the Himalayan Mountains an example of?

Back

Convergent-collision boundary

Front

What type of boundary is a rift valley an example of?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What powers all plate movement?

Back

Convection

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Divergent, Convergent, Transform

Front

What happens at a divergent boundary?

Back

Plates move apart, creating new crust.

Front

What is a subduction zone?

Back

A region where one plate sinks beneath another.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent-subduction boundaries?

Back

Volcanoes

Front

What is the process of recycling crustal material called?

Back

Plate tectonics.