Tectonic Plates

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What is a Transform Plate Boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other without creating or destroying crust.

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What is a Convergent Plate Boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates crash into each other, often forming mountains or causing one plate to be pushed under another.

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What is the Mantle?

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The layer of the Earth located beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock that flows slowly.

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What is Uplift in geology?

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The process that occurs when tectonic plates converge and push land upwards, forming mountains.

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Who is Alfred Wegener?

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A scientist known for proposing the theory of continental drift, suggesting that continents were once connected.

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What is a Divergent Plate Boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust as magma rises.

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What is Subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate is forced under another, often leading to volcanic activity.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, causing geological activity.

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What is the Earth's Crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth, which is solid and relatively thin compared to the layers beneath.

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What is the core of the Earth?

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The innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel, divided into a solid inner core and a liquid outer core.