6.2 & 6.3 Test Review

Front

What are the three primary forces that move tectonic plates?

Back

Ridge push, slab pull, and convection currents.

Front

What is an example of a transform boundary?

Back

San Andreas Fault in California.

Front

At what type of boundary are the Himalaya Mountains formed?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

Where do most seismic and volcanic activities occur?

Back

Where there are plate boundaries.

Front

What occurs at a transform boundary?

Back

Two plates slide past each other horizontally.

Front

Define tectonic plates.

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or causing earthquakes.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic boundary where two plates move apart, often creating new crust as magma rises.

Front

What is slab pull?

Back

A force that occurs when a denser oceanic plate sinks beneath a less dense continental plate.

Front

What is ridge push?

Back

A force that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new crust is formed and pushes older crust away.