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Plate Tectonics, Continental Drift, Faults and Folds
Chapter 7 Sections 1-4
Mountains
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Boundaries
Faults
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• What type of mountain is formed at a
subduction zone?
What type of mountain is formed at a subduction zone?
Volcanic Mountain
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What is the mountain range called that runs
along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?
What is the mountain range called that runs along the
bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?
Mid-Ocean or Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2,1
• What type of mountain is formed when
tension causes blocks of rock to move
downward?
What type of mountain is formed when tension causes
blocks of rock to move downward?
Fault Block Mountain
3,1
What type of mountain is formed when two
tectonic plates collide?
What type of mountain is formed when two tectonic
plates collide?
Folded Mountains
4,1
The tallest mountains are which type?
The tallest mountains are which type?
Folded Mountains
5,1
The boundary where two plates collide.
The boundary where two plates collide.
Convergent Boundary
1,2
• Boundary where plates move apart or away
from each other.
Boundary where plates move apart or away from each
other.
Divergent Boundary
2,2
A boundary where two plates move past each
other.
A boundary where two plates move past each other.
Transform Boundary
3,2
Sea-floor spreading occurs at what type of
boundary.
Sea-floor spreading occurs at what type of boundary.
Divergent Boundary
4,2
What is created at a boundary where sea-floor
spreading occurs?
What is created at a boundary where sea-floor spreading
occurs?
New Ocean Floor
5,2
A fault where the hanging wall moves down
due to tension.
A fault where the hanging wall moves down due to
tension.
Normal Fault
1,3
A fault where two fault blocks move past each
other
A fault where two fault blocks move past each other
Strike Slip Fault
2,3
A fault where the hanging wall is forced
upward due to compression.
A fault where the hanging wall is forced upward due to
compression
Reverse Fault
3,3
Stress that is caused when rock is pulled apart
Stress that is caused when rock is pulled apart
Tension
4,3
Stress that is caused when rocks are pushed
together
Stress that is caused when rocks are pushed together
Compression
5,3
• Theory that states that the continents have
moved apart over millions of years, causing
the same animal and plant fossils to be
found on different continents
Theory that states that the continents have moved apart
over millions of years, causing the same animal and plant
fossils to be found on different continents
Theory of Continental Drift
1,4
Theory that states that the Earth’s lithosphere
(crust and mantle) move on top of the
asthenosphere
Theory that states that the Earth’s lithosphere (crust and
mantle) move on top of the asthenosphere
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
2,4
Wegener’s name for the giant land mass that
existed millions of years ago
Wegener’s name for the giant land mass that existed
millions of years ago
Pangaea
3,4
When one tectonic plate moves below another
plate, this is formed
When one tectonic plate moves below another plate, this
is formed
Subduction zone
4,4
• This causes Earth’s tectonic plates to move
This causes Earth’s tectonic plates to move
Convection currents
5,4