Practice Vocab Flashcard Week 22

Front

Type of boundary shown in the diagram?

Back

Divergent

Front

Type of boundary shown in the diagram?

Back

Convergent

Front

Causes of Earth's tectonic plate movement?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

Front

Type of event at this boundary?

Back

Earthquake

Front

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ...

Back

Pull apart

Front

Mountains are formed when two continental plates collide.

Back

Two continental plates collide.

Front

Great Rift Valley & Mid-Ocean Ridge formed by this boundary:

Back

Divergent

Front

Tectonic plates float on the

Back

asthenosphere

Front

What happens when two tectonic plates collide and the denser one sinks into the mantle?

Back

subduction

Front

Softer moving area of the mantle with convection currents.

Back

Asthenosphere