APES Unit 4 Review

Front

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents in the Asthenosphere.

Front

What is the surface of the Earth called?

Back

Lithosphere.

Front

What layer does the lithosphere sit atop?

Back

Asthenosphere.

Front

What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

In a transform plate boundary, what can be said about the plates?

Back

The plates are the same age.

Front

What is the variable that responds to the experiment called?

Back

Dependent variable.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is liquid and allows tectonic plates to move?

Back

Asthenosphere.

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.

Front

What happens at a convergent boundary?

Back

Plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below another.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.