Amplify Plate Motion - Chapter 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.

Front

Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.

Back

soft

Front

What occurs at convergent plate boundaries?

Back

To move towards each other.

Front

What is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like called?

Back

cross section

Front

What can be bones, hair, petrified wood, or stone imprints of animals?

Back

fossil

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Earth's crust.

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate tectonics.