Tectonic Plates Flashcards
1
Q
An oceanic plate going under a continental plate where it melts in the mantle
A
Subduction
2
Q
The four layers of the Earth?
A
Core + Mantle + Outer Core + Inner Core
3
Q
Where is the lithosphere?
A
Crust + Upper Mantle
4
Q
Evidence that leads to continental drift?
A
Fossils + Rock Formations + Fitting Together
5
Q
Who predicted continental drift?
A
Alfred Wegener
6
Q
The plates move towards each other
A
Converging
7
Q
The plates move apart from each other
A
Diverging
8
Q
The plates slide past one another
A
Transform
9
Q
Volcanoes + Mountains
A
Converging
10
Q
Trenches
A
Converging
11
Q
Rifts
A
Diverging
12
Q
New Crust
A
Diverging
13
Q
Earthquakes
A
Transform
14
Q
Convergent plates crashing together and causing a subduction zone with a lot of pressure
A
Tsunami
15
Q
Transform boundaries sliding past each other and getting stuck
A
Earthquakes
