Coach Baker's Plate Boundaries - Due TONIGHT BY 11:30PM

Front

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

Back

Subduction

Front

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

Back

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

Front

A __________ plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

Back

Tectonic

Front

Like the spreading sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean, Africa's Great Rift Valley is caused by __________ plates.

Back

Divergent

Front

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

Back

Convergent

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.

Front

What type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

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

Back

Plate tectonics.