Geological Processes Review

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

In which type of plate boundary is new lithosphere created?

An example of a divergent plate boundary is

The Ring of Fire has many active volcanoes and earthquakes as a result of being located

This rock type forms when heat and pressure is applied to any rock

When heated material rises, then cools and sinks, only to be reheated and rise again is called

The Theory of Plate Tectonics states that

Which of the following is NOT evidence of Continental Drift?

The boundary type where plates COLLIDE into each other is called what?

Rocks are weathered or eroded to form

Which rock type forms when eroded sediments are pressed and glued together?

Fossils are typically found in this type of rock.

Subduction zones occur at which type of plate boundary?

What is most likely to form where two continental plates CONVERGE?

Which type of rocks are likely to be formed at subduction zones?

In which layer of the Earth does convection occur?

Rocks are put into categories based on

Which are MOST likely to occur at a transform boundary?

The Theory of Continental Drift states that

Who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift?

List the layers of the Earth from the INNERMOST to OUTERMOST

This rock type forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies

Which of the following boundaries is found where plates move AWAY from each other?

The boundary where plates SLIDE PAST each other and earthquakes often occur is called what?

Oceanic plates are MORE dense than continental plates.