Plate Tectonics CFA

Front

What is the layer of Earth under the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Back

Bivergent

Front

What is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink?

Back

Convection

Front

What often occurs at plate boundaries?

Back

Earthquakes

Front

What type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the center of the Earth called?

Back

Core

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates push together?

Back

Convergent

Front

What is the movement of one plate under another called?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the term for the area where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Plate boundary