Plate Tectonics

Front

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

Back

convergent boundary.

Front

What is Pangaea?

Back

the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

Front

What are the two types of crust?

Back

continental and oceanic

Front

_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

A _____________ is when two plates move past each other in opposite directions.

Back

transform boundary

Front

This feature can be found along a divergent boundary

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

Subduction means.....

Back

one plate goes under another plate

Front

The process that causes the tectonic plates to move is called.....

Back

convection currents

Front

Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?

Back

Continental Drift

Front

Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces? Options: Plate Tectonic Theory, Continental Drift

Back

Plate Tectonic Theory