U6 Q2

Front

What do similar fossils between South America and Africa indicate in the context of Plate Tectonics?

Back

They suggest that these continents were once connected.

Front

What geological feature indicates seafloor spreading?

Back

Rifts or mid-ocean ridges.

Front

What explains the presence of identical rock types and fossils on different continents?

Back

These continents were joined together at one time in the past.

Front

What natural disaster often occurs when tectonic plates move?

Back

Earthquakes.

Front

What is the process called when new rock forms from magma at divergent plate boundaries?

Back

Seafloor spreading.

Front

What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

Back

It explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere which is divided into tectonic plates.

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.