8.2 Vocab
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An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent boundary
Mid-ocean ridge
An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean where subduction occurs
Ocean Trench
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
Seafloor spreading
The side of a fault/boundary that slide up or down a foot wall
Hanging Wall
The lower angled side of a fault/boundary
Foot Wall
When a hanging wall moves down a foot wall
Normal Fault
When two sides of a fault move past each other in opposite directions
Strike Slip Fault
When a hanging wall moves up a foot wall
Reverse Fault
When forces push adjacent land in opposite directions
Shear Stress
When forces pull land apart
Tension Stress
When forces push land together
Compression Stress