Plate Boundaries

Front

The place where 2 tectonic plates meet?

Back

Plate Boundary

Front

The pieces that make up Earth's surface?

Back

Tectonic Plates

Front

What causes tectonic plate movement?

Back

convection currents in the mantle

Front

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other? Options: convergent, normal, divergent, transform

Back

divergent

Front

At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?

Back

Divergent

Front

What type of boundary is formed when plates separate? Options: convergent, horizontal, divergent, transform

Back

divergent

Front

A boundary where two plates move away from each other.

Back

divergent boundary

Front

Where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust.

Back

divergent boundary

Front

Earth's ______________________ is liquid.

Back

outer core

Front

What are the two types of crust?

Back

continental and oceanic