Plate Tectonics

Front

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

Back

The convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

Front

What happens when two tectonic plates spread apart?

Back

New crust forms as magma rises up.

Front

What are the large slabs of rock that make up Earth's surface called?

Back

Tectonic plates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Which type of boundary creates sea floor spreading?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

Where is the sea floor the youngest?

Back

Near the mid-ocean ridges.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Front

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

Back

The mantle.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary interaction.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is formed when two tectonic plates scrape past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

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

Back

Plate tectonics.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What geological feature is created at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3