Tectonics Flashcards
1
Q
3 Types of plate boundaries
A
Destructive
Conservative
Constructive
2
Q
Mantle definition
A
Hard dense layer of the Earth found between the crust and the core
3
Q
Plate margin definition
A
The border between two tectonic plates
4
Q
Oceanic crust definition
A
The dense thin outer layer of Earth that lies underneath the Ocean
5
Q
Continental crust defintion
A
The low density, thick outer layer of Earth which forms our continents
6
Q
Destructive plate margin
definition
A
tectonic plate margin where two plates are converging and oceanic plate is subducted – there could be violent earthquakes and
explosive volcanoes
7
Q
Constructive (transform) plate margin definition
A
tectonic plate margin where rising magma adds new material to plates that are diverging or moving apart
