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Flashcards in Gizmo plate Tectonics Deck (27)
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1
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a type of convergent boundary where 2 plates bearing continental crust are moving together

A

Collisional boundary

2
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a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other

A

Convergent boundary

3
Q

the rocky outer layer of Earth

A

crust

4
Q

a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other

A

divergent boundary

5
Q

shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface

A

earthquake

6
Q

the rigid upper layer of Earth

A

lithosphere

7
Q

the layer of Earth between the crust and the core

A

mantle

8
Q

a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly

A

plate

9
Q

the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface

A

plate tectonics

10
Q

a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another

A

subduction zone

11
Q

a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another

A

transform boundary

12
Q

an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava,gas, and ash erupt

A

volcanoe

13
Q

d

A

deformation

14
Q

d

A

tension

15
Q

s

A

anticlines

16
Q

g

A

synclines

17
Q

h

A

monocline

18
Q

d

A

fault blocks

19
Q

h

A

hanging wall

20
Q

e

A

foot wall

21
Q

q

A

normal fault

22
Q

oi

A

reverse fault

23
Q

r

A

strike-slip fault

24
Q

gs

A

folded mountains

25
Q

w

A

fault block mountain

26
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c

A

volcanic mountains

27
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b

A

ring of fire