Plate Boundaries

These occur in the asthenosphere and are thought to cause the tectonic plates above to move.

Name this plate boundary where two plates move away from each other in opposite directions. They divide!

Name this plate boundary. When two plates slide past one another

Name this plate boundary, where two plates collide forming island arcs, subduction zones, volcanic mountains, and trenches.

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as

The youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...

What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

What type of land-form is created where two ocean plates move apart or separate?

The feature labeled C represents some of the deepest spots on the ocean floor. These areas are called ___.