Tectonic Plates

Front

What forms when a convergent boundary includes both continental crusts?

Back

Mountains

Front

What was the name of the supercontinent that all continents were once part of according to the Continental Drift Theory?

Back

Pangaea

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What are part of the lithosphere, create land, and move by convection currents?

Back

Tectonic plates

Front

What evidence supports continental drift observed at the Mid-Atlantic ocean ridge?

Back

The ridge was made of new material while the land around it was older material.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate tectonics theory

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges