Plate Boundaries

Front

Mountains form from ____________________.

Back

two continental plates coming together through a convergent plate boundary.

Front

Earthquakes are measured with a_____________________.

Back

seismograph

Front

Continental Drift is a ____________.

Back

theory that plates and continents moved away from each other.

Front

Earthquakes in California are caused by two plates sliding past each other. This type of boundary is called a...

Back

Transform Boundary

Front

The continents were once together in a super-continent called______________________________.

Back

Pangea

Front

A Subduction zone is when....

Back

A heavy plate moves under a lighter plate.

Front

What is the key factor when one oceanic plate goes underneath another oceanic plate?

Back

The one going under is more dense.

Front

Two oceanic plates move away from each other to form which type of plate boundary?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

Which is an example of a convergent boundary? Options: The Indian plate is colliding with the Asian plate., Iceland formed because two plates are moving apart and exposing mantle., The Hawaiian islands formed over a volcanic hotspot., California earthquakes are caused by plates sliding past each other.

Back

The Indian plate is colliding with the Asian plate.

Front

How many waves can earthquakes create to cause crustal damage?

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