7th grade plate tectonics test

Front

What device determines the distance of an object underwater?

Back

Sonar

Front

Where do Earth's plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform Boundaries

Front

What happens at convergent boundaries?

Back

Plates move together and form mountains and volcanoes.

Front

What is convection in Earth's mantle?

Back

It is when hot liquid rises and falls into the core.

Front

How fast do tectonic plates move in a year?

Back

A few centimeters.

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact.

Front

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

Back

It explains the movement of Earth's plates and the geological activity associated with it.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A place where tectonic plates move apart, often creating new crust.

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A place where tectonic plates move towards each other, often forming mountains or subduction zones.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A place where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.