Plate Tectonics

Front

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

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convergent boundary.

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

Back

Pangea.

Front

What is the uppermost part of the mantle and the bottom layer of the crust called?

Back

lithosphere.

Front

What type of evidence comes from rock samples drilled from deep inside the Earth?

Back

direct evidence.

Front

What is the theory that suggests all continents were once joined together?

Back

Continental Drift.

Front

What is the boundary called where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

transform boundary.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

divergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

mountains or deep ocean trenches.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located below the lithosphere?

Back

asthenosphere.

Front

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

Back

plate tectonics.