Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics

When two plates under the ocean are separating/diverging, what is be formed

A place where two plates separate or divide, is known as a

When two oceanic plates collide under water, one subducts and what can form?

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a

Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a

When a more dense plate sinks below a less dense plate into the mantle, this is called what?

A place where two plates come together and collide, is known as a

When two continental plates collide/converge, they buckle and fold and create_________

What is Pangaea?

Most geologists believe the plate movements are a result of

According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift,

When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, what can be formed

When two continental plates diverge, they can create what?

In a transform boundary, if the energy builds up and is released, what can be formed?