Plate Tectonics

Front

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

Back

transform

Front

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

Back

slow and constant

Front

Earth's plates meet at _____________.

Back

plate boundaries

Front

Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

Back

divergent

Front

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

Back

plate tectonics

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

Back

divergent, convergent, transform

Front

What is the process called when two plates collide?

Back

convergent boundary interaction

Front

What is the result of plates moving apart?

Back

Formation of new crust and ocean ridges

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of continents?

Back

continental drift

Front

What geological features are formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys