Plate Tectonics KQ1 Flashcards
1
Q
Inner core
A
1400km thick
Solid due to extreme pressure exerted on it
2
Q
Outer core
A
2100 km thick
3000 °C to 5000 °C
3
Q
Mantle
A
2900km thick
Mostly solid rock that flows under high temperature
800 °C to 3000 °C
4
Q
OOD
A
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
North American Plate and Eurasian Plate
5
Q
CCD
A
East African Rift System
Nubian boundary and Somalian boundary of African Plate
6
Q
OOC
A
Mariana Trench and Mariana Islands
Pacific Plate subducts beneath Philippine Plate
7
Q
CCC
A
Himalayas
Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
8
Q
OCC
A
Sunda Trench and Barisan Mountains
Australian Plate subducts beneath Eurasian Plate
9
Q
Transform
A
San Andreas Fault
Pacific Plate and North American Plate
