Introduction to Geotectonics

<p>Convergent plate boundaries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They significantly impact the distribution of minerals and fossil fuels. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Convection currents in the mantle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation of new oceanic crust (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mercalli scale (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased volcanic activity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sudden release of energy along fault lines (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plates slide horizontally past each other (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Depth of tectonic plates (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magma rises to the surface through weak points in the crust (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The theory that continents have moved across the Earth's surface.

Process of mountain formation, involving the deformation and uplift of Earth's crust.

A framework for understanding the timeline of Earth's history, divided into eons, eras, periods, epochs.

Where continental plates collide, creating mountains.

The study of how Earth's tectonic plates move and interact.

The study of Earth's large-scale geological processes, including plate movement, mountain formation, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

The theory that the Earth's lithosphere is broken into large, rigid plates that move and interact, causing geological phenomena.

Plates move apart, creating new crust, often found at mid-ocean ridges.

Plates collide, resulting in subduction or mountain building.

Plates slide past each other horizontally, generating frequent earthquakes.

The movement of semi-molten rock in the Earth's mantle, driven by temperature and density differences.

A sudden release of energy stored in rocks along fault lines, causing seismic waves that propagate through the Earth.

Formed when magma rises from the Earth's mantle through weaknesses in the crust.