Exam 1 Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is NOT One of the basic observations that the plate tectonic model is based on?
The basic unit is called it a continent, as in a Continental drift
Two plates going towards one another
Convergent
A trench is an example of an ______ boundry
Convergent
Two plates going away from one another
Divergent
Two plates of going past one another
Transform
They made ocean ridge is an example of an ________ boundry
Divergent
New oceanic crust is made at _____ boundaries and destroyed at ______ boundaries
Divergent, convergent
The “ring of fire” Is associated with which oceanic basin
The Pacific
The modern Himalayas or an example of a _______ Continental crust
Convergence
Which type of plate boundary or tsunami is most likely to form
Convergent
In area along an active plate boundary that is at high risk for a large earthquake because it has not experienced one in a long time is called a
Seismic gap
Continental crust that is under the ocean it at this moment in geologic time is called the
Continental shelf
Earthquakes in an oceanic continental convergent boundary get gradually
Deeper from the boundary into the continental plate
Kamchatka And Japan are both examples of a
Continental arc
The Aleutian Islands are an example of
Island arc
Volcanoes may be found in which three areas
Japan, Kuril Island, and Kamchatka
Relative to Japan it, the Pacific ocean is moving
West
Relative to the Pacific Ocean, Kamchatka is moving
South east
What feature marks the boundary between the Aleutian island and the Pacific Ocean?
Trench
