10 Questions
Transforming boundaries or transforming faults correspond to large fractures that affect the entire thickness of the ______.
lithosphere
The famous San Andreas fault in California is a good example of a ______ boundary.
transform
A fault is a surface along which slide two blocks of ______.
rocks
Normal Fault: Two blocks move away from each ______.
other
Reverse Fault: Two blocks move towards each other, one ______ the other.
overlaps
Plate tectonics are responsible for the formation of these ______.
faults
The movements which occur during the formation of a fault, or during the movement of rock blocks, are accompanied by ______.
earthquakes
Transform boundaries transform the movement between ______ and convergence.
divergence
The two blocks move side by side in horizontal movements in a ______ fault.
transform
Oceanic ridges are associated with ______ boundaries.
divergent
Test your knowledge on plate tectonics and the process of uplifting corresponding to oceanic mountain ridges. Explore concepts such as radioactive decay, mantle convection cells, and oceanic crust formation along divergent boundaries.
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