Chapter 1 Flashcards
Different layers of the Earth
Crust mantle inner core outer core
Different types of plate movements
Sliding past colliding and separating
Sliding past causes
Earthquakes
Colliding causes
Earthquakes volcanoes and fold mountains
Plates separate causes
Volcanoes and mid ocean ridges
Plate Tectonics
The study of plate movements and their effects
Plate boundaries
The lines or edges where plates meet
Explain convention currents
Convention currents in the mantle cause the plates to move.Hot currents then rise up in the mantle and join or separate
Pangaea
The name given to all of the continents when they were joined together in a huge landmass millions of years ago
Examples of plates colliding
Pacific ring of Fire Alps Andes mountains and mountains of Munster
Plates separate examples
Iceland mid Atlantic ridge
Examples of plates sliding past
San Andreas fault in California