Plate Tectonics

Front

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Back

Tectonic plates

Front

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

Back

Magma

Front

Name the boundary where tectonic plates move apart.

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A piece of the Earth's crust

Front

A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is __________.

Back

A volcano

Front

What is the layer of the Earth where tectonic plates float?

Back

The asthenosphere

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary

Front

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

Back

Subduction

Front

What landform is created at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge

Front

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

Back

The crust