Plate Tectonics APES

Front

What occurs when stress overcomes a locked fault, releasing stored energy?

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Earthquake

Front

What is the process called when oceanic plates move apart and rising magma forms new oceanic crust?

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Seafloor spreading

Front

What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas fault?

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Transform plate boundary

Front

What do transform boundaries mainly result in?

Back

Earthquakes

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at divergent plate boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two plates collide?

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Convergent plate boundary

Front

What is created when an oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate?

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Subduction zone

Front

What is the primary cause of earthquakes?

Back

The release of stress along faults.