GG: Tectonic Plates

Front

What is the process called when two tectonic plates converge and one slides under the other?

Back

Subduction

Front

What term describes the formation of mountains when tectonic plates converge?

Back

Uplift

Front

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary: Convergent, Divergent, Bivergent, Transform?

Back

Bivergent

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move apart?

Back

Divergent

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary where one plate is forced under another?

Back

Trench

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by plates colliding and causing earthquakes?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is the term for the process of new oceanic crust being formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Seafloor spreading