Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics Flashcard

Front

What is the outermost shell of Earth's interior called?

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Crust

Front

Which type of boundary involves two tectonic plates moving away from each other?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What type of rock is formed when magma at a divergent boundary cools and hardens?

Back

Basalt (igneous)

Front

What occurs when a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate?

Back

Creation of a sea floor trench

Front

What happens at a transform boundary?

Back

Plates slide past each other

Front

What is the process called that causes tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection current

Front

Which type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What type of rock forms when magma solidifies at a divergent boundary?

Back

Basalt

Front

What happens at a transform boundary?

Back

Plates slide past each other

Front

Which is the only plate boundary that doesn’t involve magma?

Back

transform