Science 10

All continents were once joined together in a large landmass called

_____________ is located just beneath Earth’s crust.

_____________ theory states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are in sections that separate.

What are the 2 tectonic plates?

Marks the major tectonic plates.

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

• Caribbean Plate

• Arabian Plate

• Pacific Plate

Marks the minor tectonic plates.

• Philippine Plate

• Nazca Plate

• American Plate

• Juan de Fuca Plate

• African Plate

When a convergent boundary is formed, it can result in the formation of new seafloor.

• True

• False

Transform plate occurs when two plates simply slide past each other.

• True

• False

The Atlantic Ocean is produced by a divergent boundary.

• True

• False

Another name of the word divergent plate boundary.