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

Front

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

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

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

Back

Tectonic Plates.

Front

What do transform boundaries mainly result in?

Back

Earthquakes.

Front

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

Back

Outer core.

Front

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

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Seafloor spreading.

Front

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

Back

Subduction zone.

Front

What is the solid outer layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

Front

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

Back

Mantle.

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary.