Fun Facts
What is one type of crust that we live on?
continental crust
What is the name of the Plate in Africa ?
African Plate
What is the name of scientific theory explains why the earth's plates move ?
Plate Tectonics
Where are tectonic plates located ?
All around the Earth's crust.
What can plate tectonics cause?
Earthquakes
What is the type of crust that is thinner?
oceanic crust
What is the name of the Plates in Europe ?
Eurasian Plate
What is the type of boundary when two plates collide or move together?
Convergent Boundaries
When two plates slide past each other it is called ?
Transform boundaries
What 3 things can happen when two plates collide ?
an earthquake , mountain building or a volcano erupts
How many major plates did our class learn ?
7 major plates
What is the name of the Plate in Antarctica
Antarctica Plate
Who is the name of the scientist who discovered Plate Tectonics ?
Alfred Wegner
Can plate tectonic movement be predicted?
Yes
What 3 things can happen when two plates pull apart ?
earthquakes, seafloor spreading or a volcano erupts
What always happens when the earth's plates move ?
An earthquake
What is the name of the plate in North America ?
The North American Plate
What is the type of boundary when two plates move apart?
divergent boundaries
Tectonic plates move fast. T/F
False
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen ?
In the Ring of Fire
True or False there are 30 different tectonic plates
true
What is the name of the plate in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Plate
What causes the earth's plates to move ?
convection currents in the mantle
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection currents in the magna flowing in the mantle
Where two plates meet is called a ______?
boundary