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?

Shield volcano Signup and view all the answers

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

Seafloor spreading 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?

Fault scarp Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a convergent plate boundary?

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

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

Stratovolcano Signup and view all the answers

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

Sea stack Signup and view all the answers

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

Ria coast Signup and view all the answers

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

Divergent plate boundary Signup and view all the answers

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

Rip current Signup and view all the answers

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?

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

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

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

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

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

What is a characteristic of a convergent plate boundary?

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

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

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

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

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

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