Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics (Topics 3 and 4

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates on the Earth's surface?

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Plate tectonic theory

Front

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

Back

Crust

Front

What process involves water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

Front

What happens when two continental plates collide?

Back

Mountains are created.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the outer core?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for the process of rocks being broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What geological feature is formed when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?

Back

Trenches

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust