Geology: Plate Boundaries and Volcanoes
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Geology: Plate Boundaries and Volcanoes

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by the movement of tectonic plates away from each other?

  • Convergent plate boundary
  • Passive plate boundary
  • Divergent plate boundary (correct)
  • Transform plate boundary

    • What is the term for a coastline that has been formed by the submergence of the land?

  • Ria coast
  • Fjord coast
  • Emergent coast
  • Submergent coast (correct)

    • What is the term for a volcanic eruption that is so large it affects global temperature?

  • Pyroclastic flow
  • Large volcanic eruption (correct)
  • Large igneous province
  • Lahar

    • What type of volcano is characterized by a gently sloping shape and a broad base?

    <p>Shield volcano</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which the oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges?

    <p>Seafloor spreading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a type of fault where the rock on one side of the fault has been pushed upwards?

    <p>Fault scarp</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a convergent plate boundary?

    <p>The two plates are colliding and forming a subduction zone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of volcano is characterized by a steep conical shape and periodic explosive eruptions?

    <p>Stratovolcano</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a coastal feature formed by the erosion of a headland?

    <p>Sea stack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a type of coast formed by the flooding of a river valley?

    <p>Ria coast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the zone of plate boundary where new oceanic crust is being created?

    <p>Divergent plate boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the movement of water back out to sea after a wave has broken?

    <p>Rip current</p> Signup and view all the answers

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