Vocabulary
The circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
Convection
The tectonic plates that Africa is located on
African Plate
Lithosphere
Name the bearded dragon
Mango
The number of Dr. Seuss Books displayed in class
3
Forms where two plates collide (move towards eachother)
Convergent Plate Boundary
The plate the Pacific Ocean is located over
Pacific Plate
Convection currents in the mantle produce a force on plates that causes motion called...
basal drag
Bubbles
East
Forms where two tectonic plates separate (Move apart)
Divergent Plate Boundary
The plate India is located on
Indo-Australian Plate
Rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force called _______ _______
Ridge Push
Name the tortoise
Tim
5
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Arctic
Forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other
Transform Plate Boundary
The plate located just south of the South American Plate
Scotia Plate
As a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force called
slab pull
What is Mrs. Hodges first name?
Karlee
The number of tectonic plates
15
The theory that state that Earth's surface id made of rigid slabs of rocks, or plates, that move with respect to each other
Plate Tectonics
The small plate found toward the northwest of the North American Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
the process by which the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate wen two plates collide
subduction
What are the newest animals in the classroom?
Sea anemones and starfish
The number of dogs Mrs. Hodges has.
3