Plate Tectonics

Front

What feature can be found along a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Which type of boundary does NOT involve magma?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

Where does magma that erupts out of volcanoes come from?

Back

Melted oceanic crust.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

Which type of boundary creates folded mountains?

Back

Continental-continental convergent boundary.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergence.

Front

What is formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

Back

Deep sea trench.

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What geological feature is created by the collision of two continental plates?

Back

Folded mountains.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3