Plate Boundaries
Landforms
Diagrams
Locations
Potpourri
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What is it called where 2 plates come together?
Convergent Boundary
100
This happens at all plate boundaries but mainly at transform boundaries.
Earthquakes
100
What type of geological event happens at this plate boundary?
Earthquakes
100
This location is in California, where two tectonic plates slide past one another. What is it called?
San Andreas Fault
100
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection currents in the asthenosphere.
But Why are there convection currents? Where on our earth is it the hottest? TURN AND TALK
200
What is it called where 2 plates move apart?
Divergent Boundary
200
When two oceanic plates diverge, they cause the sea floor to spread creating mid-ocean ridges and ...
Ocean basin
200
When two oceanic plates move in these directions, we get what kind of landforms?
Ocean basins/mid-ocean ridge
200
This location sits over a hotspot in the middle of the Pacific Plate. As the plate moves over the hotspot, an island chain forms. What is the name of this island chain?
Hawaiian islands
200
What are the three pieces of evidence that scientists use to support that the earth has changed over time?
1. Plate Tectonics
2. Superposition
3. Fossil Evidence
300
What is it called where 2 plates slide past each other?
Transform Boundaries
300
What two landforms are caused by an oceanic plate converging with a continental plate?
Volcanoes and Trenches
300
What geological event occurs at this plate boundary?
continental - continental
Mountains
300
What is the mountain range formed at continental-continental convergent boundary?
Himalayan Mountains
300
Below is an image of a mid ocean ridge. Describe the movement of the tectonic plates.
moving away, moving apart, separating, divergent boundary
400
What type of plate boundary forms mountain ranges?
Convergent Boundaries
400
What is the formation that is caused when two continental plates diverge?
Rift Valley
400
This is a rift valley which is formed at what kind of boundary?
Divergent boundary
400
What is the name of the location where two oceanic plates converge, creating a deep ocean trench?
Mariana Trench
400
What two things can occur at this boundary?
Fault lines and Earthquakes
500
At this plate boundary you will find only earthquakes and fault lines
Transform Boundaries
500
What is the formation that is caused when two continental plates converge?
Mountains
500
This image shows different layers of rock under the surface. Based on the law of superposition, which layer of rock is the oldest?
Limestone
500
What is the name of the location where volcanic mountains form as the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate converge?
Andes Mountains
500
Fossils of clams and corals are found in a region of Africa far from any current ocean. What does this tell scientists about the area?
This area used to be an ocean