VOC. Flashcard

Front

What are Tectonic Plates?

Back

The plates that move the continents.

Front

How are the oceanic crusts moving in sea-floor spreading?

Back

Diverging.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other?

Back

Convergent.

Front

Which type of rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic.

Front

What is the place called where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Convergent boundary.

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What is the Earth's outer layer called?

Back

The lithosphere.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates pull apart?

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Divergence.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called?

Back

Magma.

Front

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

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Plate tectonics.