Plate Boundaries

Front

What happens to the plates in convergent boundary?

Back

It comes together.

Front

Which statement is true about the two types of crust?

Back

Oceanic crust underlies the ocean basins and continental crust underlies the continents.

Front

Which statement tells the similar properties of crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle?

Back

Both are weak and capable of flowing

Front

In which layer of the Earth is the asthenosphere located?

Back

mantle

Front

Which term refers to the area where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

plate boundary

Front

Which kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: convergent, divergent, reverse, transform

Back

transform

Front

What happens to the plates in transform boundary?

Back

It slides one another.

Front

Which statement is true in naming plate boundaries? Options: their densities, their material composition, their phase whether solid or liquid, their motions with respect to one another

Back

their motions with respect to one another

Front

Which type of plate boundary is shown? convergent, divergent, reverse, transform

Back

divergent

Front

The layers of the Earth are comprised of:

Back

lithosphere, mantle and metallic core