Week 5 Flashcards
(10 cards)
When continental plates converge, the breaking of the crust into several segments leads to the formation of down faulted valleys called?
Rift valleys
What’s an example of a submarine (underwater) mountain range?
Mid Atlantic Ocean Ridge
The most common example of where seafloor spreading takes place is…
The mid ocean ridge
__________ and _____ are common and it rises to the mantle creating new oceanic crust
Earthquake and magma
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Converging
Divergent
Transform
This happens when two plates collide. What is it?
Converging
What is the process of plates being divergent?
This is when plates move apart or away from each other
Characterized by plates that are sliding past each other. What is it?
Transform fault
What are the three main types of plate movements?
Crust
Upper mantle
Tectonic plates
It can have ocean water, a continent or both. Their movements help shape the geological feature of our planet. What is it?
Tectonic plates
