Plate tectonics 2 vocabulary
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- Q1
mountain ranges that form along the middle of some ocean floors (divergent)
rift valley
mountain building
mid-ocean ridge
sea-floor spreading
30s - Q2
process that occurs when two continental plates converge upon each other
mid-ocean ridge
sea-floor spreading
rift valley
mountain building
30s - Q3
process of continually adding new material to the ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges (divergent)
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
sea-floor spreading
mountain building
30s - Q4
the landform appears where crust diverges on land
mountain building
sea-floor spreading
rift valley
volcano
30s - Q5
a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gasses are expelled
magma
fault
volcano
sea-floor spreading
30s - Q6
break in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past one another
magma
fault
lava
transform boundary
30s - Q7
magma that flow out onto Earth's surface
volcano
lava
magma
convergent boundary
30s - Q8
the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
rift valley
transform boundary
earthquake
volcano
30s - Q9
deep underwater canyons where oceanic crust bends downward and returns to the mantle (convergent)
convergent boundary
deep-ocean trenches
subduction zone
mid-ocean ridge
30s - Q10
where one plate moves under another: a deep ocean trench is formed (convergent)
subduction zone
rift valley
mid-ocean ridge
convergent boundary
30s - Q11
molten rock beneath Earth's surface
lava
sea-floor spreading
magma
convergent boundary
30s