Plate Tectonics

Front

A trench forms at a _________ boundary.

Back

convergent

Front

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

Back

Ring of Fire

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

A fault forms at a _________ boundary.

Back

transform

Front

What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?

Back

subduction

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core?

Back

Mantle

Front

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

Back

transform boundary

Front

What is the movement of tectonic plates caused by heat from the Earth's interior?

Back

convection currents

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What geological feature is formed when two continental plates collide?

Back

mountains