Tectonics - Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Label this Diagram
A
2
Q
What do you call the water land?
A
Oceanic Crust
3
Q
What do you call the land?
A
Continetal Crust
4
Q
How many places are there on earth?
A
7 Large Plates & 12 Smaller Plates
5
Q
What is casuing the plate movement?
A
Radioactive decay in the core is causing heat to rise which creates a convection current
6
Q
What is a Plate Teconic?
A
Movement of plates & the activity inside the earth
7
Q
What is a Plate Boundary or Margin?
A
The point at which two plates meet
8
Q
Explain a Destructive Boundary?
A
Plates Push Together
9
Q
Explain a Constructive Boundary?
A
Move away from each other
10
Q
Explain a Conservative Boundary?
A
Pushed in Different Directions
11
Q
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