Tectonic Plates

Front

What is the layer of the 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 called?

Back

Convection

Front

What happens when two tectonic plates converge and one slides under the other?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is a key piece of evidence for continental drift?

Back

All of the above (Continent shapes, Fossil record, Rock layers)

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is a convergent plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below the other.

Front

What is a divergent plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust.

Front

What is a transform plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.