Plate Tectonics

Front

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

Back

plate boundaries

Front

Name the boundary where plates slide past each other.

Back

transform boundary

Front

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

Back

transform boundaries

Front

Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?

Back

at transform plate boundaries

Front

Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

Back

divergent boundaries

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

Back

plate tectonics

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two plates collide?

Back

convergent boundary

Front

What is formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

new oceanic crust

Front

What is the movement of plates away from each other called?

Back

divergence

Front

What geological feature is commonly found at convergent boundaries?

Back

mountains or deep ocean trenches