Boundaries
What are the three types of boundaries?
Convergent, Divergent, and Transform
What is another name for lithosphere?
Crust
Theory that states that the continents once formed a single landmass then broke apart is called the ___________.
Continental Drift Theory
When two continental plates converge, this crustal feature is expected to form...
Folded Mountains
What type of boundary is it when crust is destroyed?
Convergent Boundary
What types of plates cause subduction to occur?
When an oceanic plate and continental plate collide.
Scientist who came up with the Continental Drift Theory was _______.
Alfred Wegener
When an oceanic plate moves under the continental plate, this feature is most likely found....
Volcanoes
What kind of boundary is it when new crust is formed?
Divergent Boundary
Convection Currents
Continents were once joined together in a single large landmass called __________.
Pangaea
When two oceanic plate boundaries meet, this crustal feature forms....
Volcanic Island Arc
What type of boundary is it when two plates slide past each other?
Transform Boundary
Convection Currents occur in the _________.
Mantle
What plate boundaries are responsible for earthquakes?
Transform, Convergent, and Divergent Boundaries
This natural disaster occurs because of plate movement....
Earthquakes and Volcano Eruptions
What are the three types of convergent boundaries?
Continental/Continental, Oceanic/Oceanic, Oceanic/Continental
The upper part of the mantle, where the plate boundaries lie on top of is called the _________.
Lithosphere
Seafloor Spreading
This type of convergent boundary creates NON-volcanic mountains...
Continental/Continental