Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the liquid layer below the Earth's crust called?

Back

Mantle

Front

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

Back

Pangea

Front

What do we call lava that is still deep inside the earth?

Back

Magma

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A piece of the Earth's crust.

Front

What happens at a divergent boundary?

Back

Plates move away from each other.

Front

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

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

Back

Plate tectonics.

Front

What is formed when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the center of the Earth called?

Back

Core.