Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of boundary occurs when plates slide past one another?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What geologic feature is commonly found at a divergent boundary between two continental plates?

Back

Rift Valley.

Front

What is the area of crust that is thinned and pulled apart when a continental plate is pulled away from another?

Back

Rift zone or rift valley.

Front

What occurs between two oceanic plates at a divergent boundary?

Back

Sea floor spreading.

Front

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another.

Front

What is sea floor spreading?

Back

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at a divergent boundary.

Front

What is a rift valley?

Back

A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates.