3.0 - Seafloor Features

Front

What is the main process that adds more crust to the ocean floor?

Back

Sea floor spreading.

Front

True or False: The tectonic plates will never stop moving.

Back

True.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the term for the underwater mountain range formed by sea floor spreading?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Front

What is the term for the flat, deep areas of the ocean floor?

Back

Abyssal Plain.

Front

What type of boundary is associated with subduction?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

New oceanic crust.

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What is the term for the steep slope between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?

Back

Continental Slope.

Front

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

Back

The sliding of tectonic plates past each other.