Plate Tectonics

When two tectonic plates slip or slide past one another, what type of boundary is it called?

Why do most earthquakes and volcanos occur in areas of the Pacific Ocean called Ring of Fire?

How are earthquakes most likely to occur?

In the diagram, which event occured at line XY?

Earthquakes can happen far off the coast. What can also happen with this type of earthquake?

An earthquake is caused by sudden shifts in which of the following layers of Earth?

The theory of plate tectonics attempts to explain the

How does magma affect the ocean floor?

Which feature would be very unusual if it were found somewhere on Earth's surface?

This is a diagram of the mid-ocean ridge.  What is causing the ridge to spread apart?

What landform is created when two continental plates collide?

A boundary where two plates come together, or collide, is called a

Which explains identical rock types, fossils, and mountains found on land separated by the sea?

Which describes the relationship between earthquakes and volcanoes?

How is the movement of the two continents shown best explained?

Collisions between oceanic plates and continental plates result from what?

The mid oceanic ridge of this cross section best represents which plate boundary?

What kind of boundary is at a mid ocean ridge?

What causes the crustal plates of the earth to move?

Why would this mountain near a tectonic plate boundary continue to increase in elevation?

The crustal plates of Earth move due to being dragged along with

What theory explains the change in the position of the continents during Earth's history?