Plate Motion 1

Front

What happens when a plate is subducted?

Back

It melts.

Front

What do we eventually reach when core samples are collected on Earth's outer layer?

Back

Hard, solid rock.

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when plates are moving apart in different directions?

Back

Divergent.

Front

What is one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer?

Back

Plate.

Front

What is the outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water?

Back

Crust.

Front

What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate is pushed down into the mantle?

Back

Subduction.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is made up of liquid magma?

Back

Mantle.

Front

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

Back

Transform.

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate tectonics.

Front

What is the Earth's outer layer called?

Back

Crust.