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Plate Tectonics
Basic knowledge of plate interactions and resulting land features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What features occur at an ocean to ocean plate convergence? | Subduction Zone, Ocean Trench, Volcanic Island Arc |
| What features occur at an ocean to continent convergence? | Subduction Zone, Ocean Trench, Continental Volcanic Mountain Range |
| What features occur at a continent to continent convergence? | Uplifted,Folded Mountain Range |
| What features occur at an ocean to ocean divergence? | Seafloor Spreading, Mid-ocean Ridge |
| What feature occurs at a continent to continent divergence? | Rift Valley |
| What feature occurs at a transform fault boundary? | fault scarp |
| What natural phenomena is caused by a transform boundary? | earthquake and/or tsunami |
| Who gathered evidence for continental drift? | Alfred Wegener |
| What is the driving mechanism of plate motion? | Convection Currents |
| Where do convection currents occur to drive plate motion? | Asthenosphere |