Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of boundary is this?
Options: convergent, divergent, transform

Back

divergent

Front

What type of boundary is this? convergent, divergent, transform

Back

transform

Front

What type of boundary is this?
Options: convergent, divergent, transform

Back

convergent

Front

Two plates scrape and slide past each other at

Back

transform boundaries

Front

Where does new crust form?

Back

divergent boundary

Front

___________, meaning "all land," is the name of the great landmass that existed millions of years ago.

Back

Pangaea

Front

A __________ plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

Back

tectonic

Front

Who is the scientist credited with the theory of continental drift (which led to the theory of plate tectonics)?

Back

Wegener

Front

The outermost, rigid layer of the earth, consisting of the earth's crust and upper part of the mantle is known as the ________________.

Back

lithosphere

Front

The point where one plate slides beneath another is known as the ______________.

Back

subduction zone