Landforms and other stuff Flashcards
1
Q
Fold mountains
A
Large mountain ranges where rock layers have been crumpled as they have been forced together
2
Q
Ocean trenches
A
Deep sections of the ocean, usually where an oceanic plate is sinking below a continental plate
3
Q
Composite volcano
A
A steep sided volcano that is made up of a variety of materials, such as lava and ash
4
Q
Shield volcano
A
A broad volcano that is mostly made up or lava
5
Q
Subduction
A
When oceanic crust sinks under the continental crust at a destructive margin
6
Q
Where are fold mountains found?
A
West America, south Asia, east Russia
7
Q
Where are ocean trenches found?
A
South west America, west Asia
