Unit 3 - Changes in Geosphere Part 1

Front

What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?

Back

Trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean basin.

Front

What process describes water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart?

Back

Weathering is the process where water gets into cracks, freezes, and breaks rocks apart.

Front

What is a long chain of volcanic mountains found at the edges of plates called?

Back

A mid-ocean ridge is a long chain of volcanic mountains found at the edges of tectonic plates.

Front

Where do volcanoes and earthquakes tend to occur?

Back

Volcanoes and earthquakes tend to occur near plate boundaries.

Front

What was the environment for Layer W like?

Back

Layer W was underwater.

Front

What is the process of moving sediment from one place to another called?

Back

Erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

Front

What is the term for the gradual wearing away of rocks and soil?

Back

Weathering is the gradual wearing away of rocks and soil.

Front

What is the name of the large land masses on Earth?

Back

Continents are the large land masses on Earth.

Front

What do we call the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

A plate boundary is where two tectonic plates meet.

Front

What is the term for the area where an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate?

Back

A subduction zone is where an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate.