Unit 8 Review

Front

What feature can be found along a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge.

Front

What are the two types of crust?

Back

Continental and oceanic.

Front

What is the difference between a seamount and a volcano?

Back

Seamounts do not go past the surface of the water and volcanoes do.

Front

What is the place where two plates come together called?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

Name the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountain ranges or deep ocean trenches.

Front

What is the process of one tectonic plate sliding under another called?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the main characteristic of oceanic crust?

Back

It is thinner and denser than continental crust.