are plates that meet at a certain point and collide with one another.

is a fracture in which rocks on either side of the fracture have not moved

The sides of a fold are called the __ .

When deformation is ductile, rocks bend without breaking, it forming __

Boundary where plates move towards each other

Responsible for expanding ocean basins and rifting

is the distance that rocks on opposite sides of fault have moved

oceanic crust is composed mostly of __, an igneous rock rich in iron.

A circular or elliptical anticlinal structure is called a __

A similarly shaped syncline is called a __ .

are created by combinations of tectonic and surface processes

are plates that slide past one another, neither creating nor destroying one another.

True or false: Trenches are the most common points of divergent plates.

A ___ is any feature produced by rock deformation

This is the tensional force exerted by cold, dense oceanic plates as it subducts into the mantle due to its weight. This works in conjunction with the mantle convection.

Bending of the rocks or deformation

Happen below the ocean

When the side across the fault moves to the right, it is called a __. If the side across the fault moves to the left, it is a __ .

True or false: The San Andreas Fault is an example of a dextral fault.

It was then widely accepted by the scientific community when the continental drift theory was supported by the evidence of seafloo spreading in the 1950s to 1960s.

proposed an explanation for these odd magnetic patterns on the sea floor

the oceanic plate automatically subducts, creating continental volcanic arcs.

Continents split due to rifting.

The thermodynamic heating of the liquid rocks in the mantle provides movement to the plates.

How did the continent form

is a massive piece of thick and hardened stratified rock that floats above the liquid earth it sits upon.

THIS IS the crust that HOIDS the continents. It is less dense than the other type.

the denser oceanic plate subducts to the less dense oceanic plate, creating island arcs

The Theory states that earth's CRUST IS DIVIDED into several. Plates that Gildes over the mantie, acting as HARD SHell.

__ are most commonly caused by compressive stress.

As the spreading continues, passive margin cooling occurs and sediments accumulate

The motion can be observed at the left (called a ___) or at the right (called a ___).

is the upper portion of a convecting cell and thus glides over the asthenosphere as a result of the convection

A __ is an open, step-like structure in which the layers are all inclined in the same direction on either side of the fold axis.

to mapping the topography of the sea floor, oceanographers towed devices called

__ are important in engineering, mining, and quarrying because they are planes of weakness in otherwise strong rock.

are typically nearly vertical and move rock horizontally past each other on either side of the fault.

is a fracture along which rock on one side moved relative to rock on the other side.

Fracture or crack that is being release wides the ocean deep sea vent

As they mapped the sea floor, oceanographers discovered the largest mountain chain on Earth, now called the ___

Exogenic and endogenic processes weather down mountains, which allows the crust to restart the entire cycle.

This is the region on the lithosphere where tectonic plates are moving relative to each other

As continental plates proceed to collide, crustal roots are formed and build mountains

are responsible for their formation.

A fold arching upward is an __

Synclines are like __-they are U-shaped folds in which strata dip towards the fold axis and the strata become younger as one moves towards the fold axis. A

is a special type of reverse fault that is nearly horizontal.

This is the plate boundary where plates collapse and volcanic arcs are made.

fracture that stretches from the boundary

form most often due to compression-forces that push rock together, breaking the rock and creating a fault.

Boundary where plates slide against each other

refers to the upward and downward flow of fluid material in response to heating and cooling

When deformation is brittle, rocks break, it forming ___

Used in a theory regarding the Earth's timeline

__ creates tremendous stress near plate boundaries; this stress deforms rocks

Responsible for creating mountain belts and ranges

Fragments carried by the subducting plate accretes and welds materials to the continent

anticlines do not necessarily form ___ .

Which are the youngest rocks?

It is any factor that drives tectonic plates to move.

Oceanic crust subducts beneath a continental crust, creating a volcanic mountain belt at at the active margin

Another continent that is being experiment

contains the brittle materials that make it ngid It is composed of the crust and the upper mantle, whose molten peridotite composition allows it to resist flow.

A __ resembles an inverted cereal bowl

the less dense continental plate rises above, the denser continental plate, creating collision mountain beita in the process.

It IS DIVIDED INTO TWO DISTINCT SUBSPHERES : LITHOSPHERE & asthenosphere

This is the plate boundary where seafloor expansion occurs.

synclines do not form __

Gravitational force of fracture of one's plate

This is a theory proposed by John Tuzo Wilson, who tried to correlate plate movement with the Earth's timeline.

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New ocean basin and new oceanic crust are created.

__ arise due to shear stress- forces moving past one another

one arching downward is a ___ .

Which are the oldest rocks?

Also known as gravitational sliding, it is a proposed driving force that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the lithosphere sliding down the asthenosphere

is the layer that contains all the liquid and semi-liquid rocks, which can be found in the mantie

are plates that dirft away from a common point.

__ (perfectly shaped) are rare in nature.

Fracture meeting at certain point