Unit 4 Wek 3: Colliding Continents

Front

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.

Back

convergent boundary

Front

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

buoyant

Back

Able to float

Front

Subduction

Back

One plate going under another plate

Front

Sediment

Back

Sand and small particles of rock

Front

The area between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other in opposite directions

Back

Transform boundary

Front

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

Back

subcontinent

Front

to break apart

Back

fracture