Plate Tectonics and Landforms

Front

What causes tectonic plates to move?

Back

Tectonic plates move because the asthenosphere is slowly moving.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the term for the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock caused by stress?

Back

Deformation.

Front

What type of stress squeezes or shortens materials?

Back

Compression.

Front

What is the outermost physical layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the top part of the mantle?

Back

Lithosphere.

Front

What type of plate boundary is associated with a subduction zone?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What landform is likely to occur at a convergent boundary?

Back

Continental volcanic arc.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the term for the layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere that is semi-fluid?

Back

Asthenosphere.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What landform is typically created at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

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

Back

Subduction.