Plate tectonics Flashcards
What are plate tectonics?
plates that are part of earths crust.
what happens if two convergent plates crash into each other?
They will create a volcano or mountain range.
what happens when two transform collide with each other?
It will create an earthquake if there is no magma in the earthquake.
What is in the outer core?
There is magma in the outer core.
True or false? Is the inner core liquid?
False, it is solid in the inner core.
What is the Lithosphere?
It is crust.
Is the Ring of fire in the Pacific Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
It is in the Pacific Ocean.
What happens when there is new crust being formed in the mid-ocean ridges, and there are old rocks?
The old rocks stay there and don’t melt cause rocks cannot melt even when they are very old.
What crust goes first mantle, crust, inner core, or outer core?
The crust goes first.
What happens when two convergent boundaries collide and they have magma?
It will creates a volcano exploding magma and lava and sometimes ash.
