Amplify Science Plate Motion Vocabulary & Chapters 1 & 2 Review

Front

What type of plate boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Back

Divergent

Front

What is the term for the sudden pushing out of lava from a volcano?

Back

Eruption

Front

At what type of plate boundary do mountains primarily form?

Back

Convergent

Front

What is evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones or footprints?

Back

Fossils

Front

What landform is produced at a transform plate boundary?

Back

Fault

Front

What is the term for the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergence

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two plates collide?

Back

Convergent

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed by the collision of two continental plates?

Back

Mountain range