Interactions in the Physical Environment

Question 1

occurs when 2 plates move towards each other and collide

~ when a continental plate meets a oceanic plate, thinner , denser thicker oceanic plate sinks beneath a more thicker and denser continental plate

Answer 1

Convergent plate movement

Question 2

occurs when a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.

~ the mid atlantic ridge and east pacific rise.

Answer 2

Divergent plate movement

Question 3

transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.

Another example of a transform boundary on land is the Alpine Fault of New Zealand.

Answer 3

Transform plate movement

Question 4

occurs when an oceanic plate runs or collides with a continental plate and slides beneath it .

Answer 4

subduction

Question 5

a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth’s lithosphere—split apart from each other

Answer 5

Sea floor spread

Question 6

~ seafloor mountain spreading new system formed by tectonic plates.

east pacific rise
antarctic ridge

Answer 6

Mid-oceanic ridge

Question 7

erupted on the surface (rocks formed after a volcano or oozing fizzuries.)

pumice
basalt

Answer 7

Extrusive igneous rock

Question 8

solidify within earth ( usually

granite
pegmatite

Answer 8

Intrusive igneous rock

Question 9

state of the atmosphere , wind , heat etc.

temp, wind, cloud cover

Answer 9

weather

Question 10

Another word for the earth’s weather
“average weather”

eg. humidity

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

any sort of group of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs (as pines) that typically produce cones and have leaves resembling needles or scales in shape.

pine, spruce, larch

Answer 11

coniferous trees

Question 12

giant flowering plants

maple, oaks, beeches

Answer 12

deciduous trees

Question 13

believe that humans can have access to the land, but they should only utilize it for its natural beauty and inspiration.

eg “The Egyptian pyramid should never be destroyed.”

Answer 13

Preservationist perspective

Question 14

preserving species and whole biological communities should take precedence over preserving individual animals.

eg. plants and animals

Answer 14

Conservationist perspective

Question 15

explanations of a person’s life from birth to death.

eg. physical growth

Answer 15

Development perspective