Exam 13: Tectonic Processes and Landforms

A ridge-like feature that develops along a rift zone in the ocean due to magma upwelling is a(n)

The first folding of the area that is now the Appalachian Mountains occurred in the Ordovician.

A structural fault along which two lithospheric plates or masses of rocks move horizontally in opposite directions and parallel to the fault line is a

The logarithmic scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake is the:

The best example of continental to continental plate convergence is the __________, the world's highest mountain chain.

The feature at 2 in the illustration below is BEST called a(n)

Evidence of plate movement is provided by the age of the seafloor and actual measurements.

The Appalachian Mountains were formed by one major period of mountain building during the Devonian.

Subduction is a smooth, continuous process.

Erosion acts in valleys faster than on ridges.

Yellowstone is a hotspot.

The spreading apart of the Earth's crust by magma rising between fractures in the Earth's plates is

The chain of volcanoes that occurs along the edge of the Pacific lithospheric plate is called the Pacific __________.

Lake Victoria is at a transform boundary.

The types of convergent boundaries are (Select all that apply.)

Select all of the following mountain-building episodes that impacted the area of the Appalachians.

S waves move faster than P waves.

In a normal fault, fault movement may move both blocks upward or downward.

The Atlantic Ocean is growing wider.

Mount St. Helens is an example of a hotspot.