😤 Flashcards
1
Q
Combined continental drift and sea floor spreading to explain how the top layer of earth moves
A
Plate tectonics
2
Q
Where plates collide together and one plate goes underneath the other plate
-creates trenches and volcanoes
A
Subduction zone
3
Q
- they move apart
- they collide together
- they slide past each other
A
Plate interaction
4
Q
Top layer of the earth
Crust and upper mantle
Broken into plates that move
A
Lithosphere
5
Q
Layer under lithosphere- part of mantle
Moves slowly due to heat convection
Cause the plates to move
A
Asthenosphere
