Chapter 2 - Forces of Plate Motion

Front

What is the process called when two tectonic plates push against each other?

Back

Compression.

Front

What is a naturally occurring solid mixture of minerals or grains called?

Back

A rock.

Front

What is the term for an area where one tectonic plate slides under another?

Back

Subduction zone.

Front

Which observation is NOT evidence of the plate tectonics theory?

Back

Heat in Earth’s mantle.

Front

How is the San Andreas Fault best described?

Back

As a complex fault zone.

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle?

Back

Plate tectonics.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountain ranges.

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

Back

Plate tectonics theory.

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma?

Back

Igneous rock.