plate boundaries Flashcards
1
Q
tectonic plates move away from each other
A
divergent plate boundary
2
Q
two lithospheric plates move towards another
A
convergent plate boundary
3
Q
plates moves past/slides one another
A
transform plate boundary
4
Q
process of convergent plate boundary
A
- subduction (continential to oceanic, oceanic to oceanic)
- folding (continential to continential)
5
Q
process of divergent plate boundary
A
- stretching & ridging (oceanic to oceanic)
- rifting & spreading (continential to continential)
6
Q
process of transform plate boundary
A
sliding and grinding
7
Q
landforms subduction zones, mountain ranges, volcanic island arc, trenches are created from?
A
convergent plate boundary
8
Q
landforms mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, rift valley are created from?
A
divergent plate boundary
9
Q
landforms faults, shallow earthquakes, fractures zones are created from?
A
transform plate boundary
