6-ESS-2-2 Vocabulary

Front

What is a continent?

Back

A continent is a large area of land that moves over time due to tectonic plate activity.

Front

What is a volcano?

Back

A volcano is an opening in the earth's surface from which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt.

Front

What happens at a Divergent Plate Boundary?

Back

New oceanic crust is formed by seafloor spreading.

Front

What is a plate boundary?

Back

The meeting area of the Earth's tectonic plates.

Front

What is volcanic activity?

Back

It is the eruption of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano.

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

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

Front

What is seafloor spreading?

Back

The process by which new oceanic crust is created at a divergent boundary.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and is forced into the mantle.

Front

What are transform faults?

Back

Boundaries where two tectonic plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.

Front

What is magma?

Back

Molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface.