Plate Boundaries

Front

Who is the scientist credited with the theory of continental drift?

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Wegener

Front

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

Back

Transform boundaries

Front

What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is the point called where one tectonic plate slides beneath another?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

What is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth called?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

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

Back

Pangaea

Front

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

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

Back

Mountains or deep ocean trenches

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate tectonics