Plate Tectonics Flashcards

1
Q

tectonic plates moving TOWARD each other

A

convergent

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2
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tectonic plate SLIDING past one another

A

transform

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3
Q

cause of plate tectonics

A

convection currents

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4
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two types of plates

A

ocean

continental

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5
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plates below the ocean

A

ocean plates

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6
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plates below the continents

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continental plates

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7
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products of divergent boudary

A
earthquakes
fissure volcanoes
linear lakes
rift valleys
mid oceanic ridges
new ocean floor
ridges
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8
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products of convergent boundary

A

volcanism
earthquakes
mountains

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9
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2 oceanic plates towards each other products

A
volcanoes
island arc
earthquakes
trenches
tsunamis
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10
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oceanic to continental plates towards each other

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trench
volcanoes
volcanic arc
earthquakes
tsunami
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11
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2 continental plates towards each other products

A

mountain ranges

earthquakes

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12
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transform boudary products

A

faults

earthquakes

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13
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example of linear lakes

A

lake tanganyika

lake nyasa

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14
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example of ridges

A

mid atlantic ocean ridge

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15
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mid atlantic ocean ridge

A

divergence of the south american plate and the african plate

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16
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cause of red sea

A

arabian peninsula broken off from the african landmass

17
Q

thin summits emerge beyond the surface of ocean, series of volanoes

A

island arc

18
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example of trench

A

marianas trench in the pacific ocean

19
Q

the denser oceanic plate dives beneath the continental plate

A

subduction process

20
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subduction process

A

rock melts, rises then erupts

21
Q

example of mountain ranges

A

himalayas in south asia
alps in europe
appalanchians in north america

22
Q

example of fault

A

san andreas fault in california

bounde by the north american plate and the pacific plate

23
Q

mountain formed in part by igneous activity associate with subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent

A

continental volcanic arc

24
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a break in a rock along which moement has occured

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any break in a rock in which no significant movement has taken place
fracture
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a concentration of heat in the manyle capable of creating magma
hot spot
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a continuous mass of land with long width and height on the ocean floor
mid ocean ridge
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a theory which suggests that earth's crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, and other geological features
plate tectonic
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an event in which a slab of rock thrusts into the mantle
subduction
30
a depression in the sea floor produced by subduction process
trench
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a chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench
volcanic island arc
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tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
divergent