Plate Tectonics
Tectonic plates are found on which layer -
Lithosphere
What are the names of the three boundaries?
Convergent, Transform, Divergent
When two plates collide with each other
Identify types of crust
Oceanic-Oceanic, continental-continental, oceanic-continental
What is Ms. Mathew's first name
Who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wenger
When two plates are colliding?
**Draw the arrows**
Convergent
When two plates go away from each other
ocean basins (seafloor spreading), rift valley
When two plates collide and create a mountain. What are the types of crust involved?
Continental-Continental
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South Korea is located in which tectonic plate?
A. North American Plate
B. South American Plate
C. Eurasian Plate
D. Indo-Australian Plate
Eurasian Plate
When plates are sliding past each other
**Draw the arrows**
Transform
Subduction is when one plate goes underneath under - which is part of convergent plate boundary. What type of geologic events are created?
volcano, volcano islands
Why does the oceanic plate subduct versus the continental plate?
The oceanic plate is more dense.
Where do most volcanos occur?
In the pacific plate
Kansas is located in which tectonic plate?
A. North American Plate
B. South American Plate
C. Eurasian Plate
D. Indo-Australian Plate
North American Plate
When plates are going away from each other
**Draw the arrows**
Divergent
When two plates slide past each other
Fault line, earthquakes
Oceanic Divergent will create which land formation
Continental Divergent will create which land formation
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley and Linear Lakes
Where was Ms. Mathew born?
Houston (St. Joseph Hospital)
How many plates are currently on Earth?
When one plate goes underneath another - what is the type of plate boundary?
**Draw the arrows**
Subduction Zone, convergent boundary?
The San Andreas Fault Line will have what kind of plate boundaries.
**Draw the arrows**
"sliding past each other"
Oceanic - Oceanic Convergent will create which land formation
Subduction Volcanic Island Arc
What university did Ms. Mathew attend?
University of Texas
University of Houston-Downtown
John Hopkins University