7.10AB Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of plate boundary is formed when two continental plates collide?

Back

Continent-to-continent convergent boundary.

Front

What is the primary force driving the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

Back

Convection.

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the process called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergence.

Front

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

Back

Pangaea.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

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

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.

Front

What is sea-floor spreading?

Back

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.

Front

What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes?

Back

Transform boundary.