Plate Techtonics Flashcards
1
Q
What is plate tectonics?
A
Theory created by Alfred Weigner. It has created Canada is many ways
2
Q
What is divergent?
A
When two plates move apart
3
Q
What is convergent?
A
When two plates move towards each other
4
Q
What is subduction?
A
When one plate moves under another plate
5
Q
What is continental plate meets oceanic plate?
A
Subduction
6
Q
What is continental plate meets continental plate?
A
When two continental plates run into each other
7
Q
What is transform?
A
When plates move roughly parallel
