Quarter 3 Vocab

Front

Process causing tectonic plate movement.

Back

Convection Currents

Front

Giant supercontinent name.

Back

Pangaea

Front

Feature from a divergent boundary on land.

Back

Rift Valley

Front

Feature from a divergent boundary in the ocean

Back

Mid-ocean ridge

Front

Type of rock that makes up the ocean floor.

Back

Basalt

Front

Type of rock in continental crust.

Back

Granite

Front

Ocean floor spreads apart, creating new floor.

Back

Sea-floor Spreading

Front

Crust falling back into the mantle.

Back

Subduction

Front

Type of crust making up the ocean floor.

Back

Oceanic

Front

Type of crust that makes up land.

Back

Continental