Ch.4 Earth's Dynamic Surface

This boundary happens when two plates slide past each other.

The amount of energy released during an earthquake is called __________________.

Plants roots often cause

This landform is a long, narrow mountain formed by magma at divergent boundaries.

Process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.

Which geologic feature does NOT form when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?

Molten rock that erupts and flows onto Earth's surface.

The strongest earthquakes occur where plates _______________.

The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere

A vent in the Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.

The crust and uppermost part of the mantle is called the ______________________.

Rust is an example of this type of weathering.

This boundary is where two plates move toward each other.

The formation of rust occurs during the chemical weathering of minerals and rocks that contain

The theory of plate tectonics states that

_______________ are NOT examples of erosion.

Most mountains form along convergent boundaries because

Where two plates move away from each other

Strong earthquakes occur when movement along faults covers

Tectonic plates move as the result of 

Which kind of weathering changes the composition of a rock?

The downhill movement of material due to gravity is known as ____________________.

Which would erode the smallest-sized sediment?

Sand dunes in deserts are made by

Rust is a result of 

Chemical weathering occurs fastest in a ______________ climate.

Most volcanoes form as the result of ______ plate movement. 

Freezing and thawing is this type of weathering.

Which kind of weathering does not change the composition of a rock?

The movement of sediment from place to place is referred to as _________________.

What is the term for the large, rigid pieces of Earth's crust?

On steep slopes, gravity causes _______________.

The strongest and most damaging earthquakes occur at a convergent boundary where

Chemical weathering occurs slowest

Which geologic features are example of deposition by water?

A crack or a fracture in Earth's crust along which movement occurs is ____________________.

Deposition does NOT occur

A large mass of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land, that moves slowly across Earth is?

Which geologic feature forms when two continental plates converge?

Other than convection in the mantle, which process can cause tectonic plate movement?

Triangular deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water.

At which kind of boundary does a deep ocean trench form?

The circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy

The vibration caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rock along a break in Earth's crust.

Most earthquakes ___________________.