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Tectonic Plates and Faults
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1. In the picture above, what is the name of the underwater feature at point A, and how did it form?
2. In the picture above, what is happening at point B, and what caused this to happen?
3. In the picture above, what is the name of the geologic feature formed at point C?
4. The process that is happening in the entire area around point A above is called:
5. In the picture above, which type of boundary is located at point A, and what two types of crust are involved?
6. In the picture above, which type of boundary is located at point C, and what two types of crust are involved?
7. Which layer of the Earth has properties similar to Oobleck, and WHY?
8. Define radiation, and give an example.
9. Define convection, and give an example.
10. Define conduction and give an example.
11. The primary method of heat transfer occurring within the Mantle, driving plate movement is called:
12. Draw a picture of convection:
13. Describe the evidence which supports the existence of Pangea?
14. In a Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary, describe what happens and the geologic features that form
there.
Draw a quick sketch of a Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary:
15. In an Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary, describe what happens and the geologic features that form
there.
Draw a quick sketch of an Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary:
16. What can occur at a Transform Boundary?
Draw a quick sketch of a transform boundary:
17. In an Oceanic-Oceanic Divergent Boundary, describe what happens and the geologic features that form there.
Draw a quick sketch of an Oceanic-Oceanic Divergent Boundary:
18. What is another name for the Divergent Boundary in the Atlantic Ocean?
19. A rift valley, where new land is formed, occurs in which type of boundary, with which type of crust?
20. What is the heat source that powers convection in the mantle?
21. Describe how folded mountains form and an example of where this has happened.
22. List the three types of folded mountains and draw a quick sketch of each.
23. List the three types of faults and draw a quick sketch of each. Also list the type of pressure that caused each type
of fault.
24. What types of faults are found all over Nevada? What type of pressure has caused these faults to form?
25. Because of the faults described in number 24, the geologic landscape that has formed in Nevada is called:
26. Describe the difference between fault lines and tectonic plate boundaries.