Plates Flashcards
1
Q
What is the place between two plates called?
A
Plate boundary
2
Q
How many plates are there?
A
16
3
Q
What happens when plates collide?
A
Mountains
4
Q
Which two plates are in collision?
A
The African Plate and the Eurasian Plate
5
Q
What happens where plates separates?
A
Volcanic islands and mid-ocean ridges
6
Q
Which two plates are separating?
A
The American Plate and the Eurasian Plate
7
Q
What happens when plates slide by each other?
A
Nothing is created and nothing is destroyed. A neutral boundary with a lot of earthquakes
8
Q
Where do earthquakes occur?
A
At plate boundaries
9
Q
What is a plate?
A
The earths crust is broken into different parts called plates
