ESR: Plate Tectonics

Adds new rock to existing land and forms new islands

The point on the earth's surface where energy is the greatest

At normal faults, rocks

At reverse faults, rocks

Convergent boundaries are the locations of

Which image demonstrates a strike-slip fault?

Which image demonstrates a normal fault?

Tectonic Plate

All of the following CONFIRM the existence of Pangaea except

Before lava reaches the surface, it is called

In the theory of plate tectonics, plates are moved by

Transform boundaries are the locations of

Which image demonstrates a reverse fault?

A major volcanic belt, known as the Ring of Fire, circles the Pacific Ocean.

What kind of mountain forms when a normal fault uplifts a block of rock?

At strike-slip faults, rocks

What is Pangaea?

Plate boundaries

The point in the crust or mantle where energy is released

EXPLOSIVE! Changes the landscape of and around the volcano.

Volcanic belts form along

Subduction zone 

The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake:

Divergent boundaries are the locations of

When pressure is SLOWLY applied, rocks may bend and stretch, forming:

Magma from the mantle rises to Earth's surface and flows out an opening called