Plate Tectonics Webquest

Front

What kind of boundary is a 'fault' associated with?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What type of boundary is seen at San Andreas fault in California?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

Which of the earth's layers is broken into several plates?

Back

Lithosphere.

Front

Name the hot, malleable semiliquid part of the upper mantle.

Back

Aesthenosphere.

Front

What is the name of the future supercontinent that scientists predict will form?

Back

Pangaea Ultima.

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

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

Front

What is the primary cause of plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What happens at a convergent boundary?

Back

Plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath another.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Front

What geological features are commonly formed at transform boundaries?

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Fault lines and earthquakes.