APES 4.1 (Plate Tectonics, Rock Cycle, Layers of the Earth)

What type of boundary results in the creation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes?

What are the huge blocks of the earth's crust that slide around slowly called?

What do transform boundaries mainly result in?

Which layer of the Earth is made mostly of liquid iron and nickel?

What type of boundary results in the creation of rift valleys, volcanoes, seafloor spreading, and earthquakes?

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

What is the solid outer layer of the Earth called?

What is the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the outer core?

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?