Plate Tectonics

Front

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Back

Tectonic plates

Front

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

Back

Theory of plate tectonics

Front

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

Back

Oceanic plate

Front

What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?

Back

Subduction

Front

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

Back

Along mid-ocean ridges

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

Front

What are mid-ocean ridges?

Back

Underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics where new oceanic crust is created.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

Front

What geological features are commonly found at convergent boundaries?

Back

Mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.