Geology DCA Review

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by subduction and uplift?

Back

Convergent plate boundary.

Front

What is formed when two tectonic plates move apart underwater?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge.

Front

Which diagram represents the processes occurring at a convergent plate boundary?

Back

Diagram A.

Front

True or False: Metamorphic rock can transform into sedimentary rock.

Back

True.

Front

How would you describe Earth's crust?

Back

Earth's crust is made up of hard, solid rock.

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform plate boundary.

Front

What geological feature is created at a divergent plate boundary?

Back

Rift valley.

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma?

Back

Igneous rock.

Front

What is the term for the layer of the Earth beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle.