Plate Tectonics

Front

What layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is Wegener's idea that continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface called?

Back

Continental drift

Front

What boundary creates mountains?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?

Back

Earthquakes

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

Back

The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates and the processes that occur at their boundaries.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

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

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates collide or move towards each other.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.