Tectonic Plates

Front

What is the process called when warm liquids rise and cooler liquids sink?

Back

Convection

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Divergent, Convergent, Transform

Front

What term describes the formation of mountains when tectonic plates converge?

Back

Uplift

Front

What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate slides under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains or trenches

Front

What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary