science Flashcards
What process occurs when one plate goes beneath the other?
subduction
What comes together causing earthquakes & mountain ridges?
convergent boundary
What is actually moving these giant plates around?
convection currents in the mantle
Stress and pressure between 2 boundaries can result in…
earthquakes
What year were the Canadian wolves brought down to Yellowstone to be reintroduced into the park?
1995
The more _______ plate will go under the other plate in a convergent boudary.
dense
This tectonic plate is the most active out of all plates and is the largest one on Earth.
pacific
What plates slide back and forth causing friction and earthquakes?
transform
Where in the world would you see a Transform Boundary?
San Andreas Fault
What was the main reason Wegener’s continental drift theory was REJECTED?
He could not provide evidence for movement of continents.
Yellowstone National Park sits above a __________
hotspot
What happens when two oceanic plates collide?
The denser plate goes under the less dense plate.
