Tectonic Plates

Front

What is the layer of the Earth under the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What do scientists call the process when plates converge and form mountains?

Back

Uplift

Front

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

Back

Convection

Front

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary: Convergent, Divergent, Bivergent, Transform?

Back

Bivergent

Front

What is a key piece of evidence of continental drift?

Back

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

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What is the term for the movement of one tectonic plate under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics