Plate tectonics Flashcards
1
Q
what is a tectonic plate?
A
the plates that are on top of the athenosphere
2
Q
What are two plates moving toward each other called?
A
convergent boundary
3
Q
What do transform boundaries make?
A
earthquakes
4
Q
what do Divergent boundaries make?
A
mid ocean ridges and new crust
5
Q
what is two plates moving away from each other called.
A
Divergent boundaries
6
Q
what do convergent boundaries make?
A
mountain ranges
7
Q
what is subduction?
A
two plates colliding, one going under.
8
Q
what is the two plates sliding toward each other called?
A
transform boundaries
9
Q
what does subduction make?
A
Earth quakes
10
Q
what does the asthenosphere do?
A
it moves the tectonic plates
