Geography Plates Flashcards
What are tectonic plate boundaries?
Regions where two tectonic plates meet.
Name the three main types of plate boundaries.
Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.
True or False: Divergent boundaries occur where plates move apart.
True
Fill in the blank: At convergent boundaries, one plate is typically ________ beneath another.
subducted
What geological features are commonly associated with divergent boundaries?
Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.
Which type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?
Transform boundary.
True or False: Convergent boundaries can lead to the formation of mountains.
True
What is subduction?
The process of one tectonic plate being forced under another.
Name an example of a transform boundary.
San Andreas Fault.
What type of boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge an example of?
Divergent boundary.
True or False: Earthquakes can occur at all types of plate boundaries.
True
Fill in the blank: The area where two plates interact is called a ________ zone.
fault
What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?
Convection currents in the Earth’s mantle.
What is a common result of oceanic-continental convergence?
Formation of volcanic arcs.
Which boundary type is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?
Divergent boundary.
True or False: Transform boundaries are associated with volcanic activity.
False
What is the term for the geological feature formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary?
Mountain range.
Fill in the blank: The zone where an oceanic plate is being pushed under a continental plate is known as a ________ zone.
subduction
Name a geological feature formed by a divergent boundary.
Rift valley.
What happens to the crust at a transform boundary?
It is neither created nor destroyed.
True or False: Plate boundaries are static and do not change over time.
False
What type of plate boundary is the Himalayas an example of?
Convergent boundary.
Fill in the blank: The movement of tectonic plates can lead to ________ and volcanic eruptions.
earthquakes
Which type of boundary is characterized by the creation of trenches?
Convergent boundary.
What is the primary characteristic of a divergent boundary?
Plates move away from each other.
True or False: Rift valleys are formed at convergent boundaries.
False
