Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

Who is the scientist known for the theory of continental drift?

Back

Wegener.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the term for the area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another?

Back

Subduction zone.

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

Back

Pangaea.

Front

What layer of the Earth is made up of the crust and the upper mantle?

Back

Lithosphere.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

Back

Mountains.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.

Front

What is the process called when an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate?

Back

Subduction.