Plate Tectonics 8th grade

Front

Where do volcanoes occur?

Back

convergent boundaries

Front

Magma is

Back

liquid rock

Front

A subduction zone is formed...

Back

when one tectonic plate sinks below another.

Front

Which of the following did not support continental drift?
- identical fossils on continents
- mountain ranges
- coastlines fit like a puzzle

Back

location of volcanoes

Front

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents? Tectonic plates on the crust move., The mantle increases in size., Pressure in the crust increases., Pressure in the crust decreases.

Back

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

Front

The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.

Back

lithosphere

Front

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?

Back

the core

Front

Name the boundary

Back

convergent boundary

Front

Name the boundary

Back

transform boundary

Front

Name the boundary

Back

divergent boundary