Plate Tectonics

Front

Which boundary type creates sea floor spreading?

Back

divergent

Front

Which boundary type creates tall mountains? Options: divergent, convergent, transform

Back

convergent

Front

Which type of boundary creates mid ocean ridges?

Back

divergent

Front

What kind of boundary creates a fault?

Back

transform

Front

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

Back

The convection currents in the Earth's mantle

Front

Where is sea floor the YOUNGEST?

Back

near the mid ocean ridges

Front

new crust forms when..

Back

two plates spread apart and magma rises up

Front

The super continent where all the continents were once connected is called..

Back

Pangea

Front

Where is sea floor the oldest?

Back

far away from the mid ocean ridge

Front

Earth's surface is broken into large slabs of rock called..

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tectonic plates