Unit 6 CORRECTIONS- Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

Back

Mantle

Front

What do we call the area where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Plate boundary

Front

What occurs because of convection currents in the mantle?

Back

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

Front

What is the name of the area around the Pacific Plate where many tectonic boundaries form?

Back

Ring of Fire

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates due to convection currents?

Back

Plate tectonics