Tectonic Plates Flashcards
What is the inner core?
It is the centre and the hottest part of the earth
What is the outer core?
It is the layer surrounding the inner core. It is a liquid layer, also made up of iron and nickel
What is the mantle
It is the widest section of the earth. The mantle is up of semi-molten rock called magma
What is the crust?
It is the outer layer of the earth on which we live on.
What are tectonic plates?
The division of the earth’s crust
What is a constructive plate boundary?
A constructive plate boundary occurs when plates move apart
What is a conservative plate boundary?
A conservative plate boundary occurs where plates slide past each other in opposite directions
What is a destructive plate boundary?
A destructive plate boundary is when the continental crust goes under the oceanic crust
