Amplify Plate Motion - Chapter 1, 2, 3 review

Front

What happens to locations A and B at a divergent plate boundary over time?

Back

A and B move away from each other over time.

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What is Earth's outer layer primarily made of?

Back

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

Front

What is found underneath both soil and ocean in Earth's outer layer?

Back

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

Front

What does a divergent plate boundary indicate?

Back

The plates will separate, and magma from the mantle will create new rock on the edges of the plates over time.

Front

What occurs at a convergent plate boundary?

Back

The plates will collide, and one plate will subduct into the mantle.

Front

Define 'plate tectonics'.

Back

Plate tectonics is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates and how they interact at their boundaries.

Front

What is a subduction zone?

Back

A subduction zone is an area where one tectonic plate is being forced under another plate.

Front

What is the difference between a divergent and convergent boundary?

Back

At a divergent boundary, plates move apart; at a convergent boundary, plates collide.

Front

What is magma?

Back

Magma is molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface.

Front

What is the lithosphere?

Back

The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.