TEKS 8.9B-relate plate tectonics to crustal features formed

Front

What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What process forms new crust at mid-ocean ridges?

Back

Oceanic crust diverging from oceanic crust.

Front

What land feature is created in Iceland due to tectonic plate movement?

Back

Rift valley.

Front

What geological features are commonly found along the Ring of Fire?

Back

Volcanoes.

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A large slab of Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

Front

What is the difference between oceanic and continental crust?

Back

Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

Front

What landform is created by the collision of two continental plates?

Back

Mountain ranges.