Vocab. Mr. Duncan

Front

What happens when stress is too great in the Earth's crust?

Back

Fractures form and earthquakes occur.

Front

What is the effect of rising convection currents on older material?

Back

It is pushed aside.

Front

What type of fault occurs when rocks on either side are moving past each other?

Back

Strike-slip fault.

Front

What type of boundary creates mountains?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What is an upward fold in the rock called?

Back

Anticline.

Front

What is the term for a downward fold in the rock?

Back

Syncline.

Front

What geological feature is formed by the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Earthquakes.

Front

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

Back

Subduction.

Front

What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall?

Back

Reverse fault.

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.