12-07 TASK CARDS: Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving towards each other?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What is the process called that involves the movement of heat within the Earth's mantle, contributing to plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents.

Front

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, which included all the Earth's landmasses?

Back

Pangaea.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent plate boundary where two tectonic plates are moving apart?

Back

Rift valley.

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the name of the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What geological feature is typically formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate?

Back

Subduction zone.

Front

What is the term for the large-scale movement of the Earth's lithosphere that causes earthquakes and volcanic activity?

Back

Plate tectonics.

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often resulting in mountain formation?

Back

Convergent boundary.