Plate Tectonics Test Review LG 3.3

Front

What types of boundaries do these pictures represent? (Top to bottom)

Back

Divergent, convergent, transform

Front

The place where two plates collide is called a __________.

Back

convergent boundary

Front

The place where two plates move apart is called __________.

Back

divergent boundary

Front

The place where two plates slide past each other is called a __________.

Back

transform boundary

Front

What type of landform occurs at a divergent boundary separating 2 plates of oceanic crust?

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

The movement of different temperatures of magma in the mantle that causes the plates to move is called:

Back

Convection currents

Front

What is subduction?

Back

when one plate slides under another

Front

What happens if a continental convergent plate collides with another continental convergent plate?

Back

Collision: They will form a large mountain range

Front

What happens if an oceanic plate collides with another oceanic plate?

Back

One will subduct and form a deep-sea trench and volcanic island arc

Front

What is the process called that continually adds new crust?

Back

seafloor spreading