Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the solid material extending all the way to Earth’s core?

Back

Lower mantle.

Front

What is the place where two tectonic plates come together?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What is the transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid called?

Back

Convection.

Front

What evidence supported Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent?

Back

Rock, fossil, and climate data.

Front

What is the term for evidence from rock samples drilled from deep inside Earth?

Back

Direct evidence.

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 type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the process by which tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergence.

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

Back

Pangaea.