Joey's Plate Tectonics

Front

What is a structure that forms in the Earth's crust when molten material reaches the Earth's surface?

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Volcano

Front

True or False: Earthquakes can cause tsunamis.

Back

True

Front

What type of evidence is a fernlike plant from 250 million years ago found on five different continents?

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Fossils

Front

What is the shaking that results from the movement of tectonic plates called?

Back

Earthquake

Front

True or False: When a volcano collapses on itself, the resulting land form is called a caldera.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Plate boundary

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergence

Front

What is the term for the process of one tectonic plate sliding under another?

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Subduction

Front

What is the name of the large landform created by the collision of tectonic plates?

Back

Mountain range

Front

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

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Plate tectonics