Backtrack Tectonics Flashcards
1
Q
The Earth’s crust is broken into several pieces called…
A
Tectonic plates
2
Q
These plates move…
A
relative to each other at a rate of 5-10 cm a year
3
Q
Tectonics plates may interact with one another’s boundaries where they…
A
Converge, Diverge, and slide pass one another
4
Q
Plate boundaries are the sites of many…
A
processes that shape the surface of the Earth, including Earthquakes
5
Q
Give me the three tectonic boundaries…
A
Convergent, Divergent, Transform boundaries
6
Q
What do each boundaries do…
A
Convergent - move towards each other
Divergent - move away from each other, earthquakes are common along these boundaries
Transform - two plates sliding past each other
