tectonic plates
what are tectonic plates
a massive irregularly shaped slab of solid rock
what kind of boundary do they move at.
divergent, convergent, and transform.
do they stay in they same place
no
how do plate tectonics move.
caused by convection currents in the molten rock in Earth's mantle below the crust.
what do tectonic do.
they move, they create mountains, and natural disasters.
how do they move.
convection currents.
true or false tectonic plates can sometimes not be in the lithosphere.
false
what could the movement of plate tectonics cause.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are the short-term results of this tectonic movement.
what do tectonic plates create.
Deep ocean trenches, volcanoes, island arcs, submarine mountain ranges, and fault lines.
what kind of boundary makes mountains.
convergent.
what part of the earth are tectonic plates located.
lithosphere
what is the theory of plate tectonics.
major land forms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
what created tectonic plates.
cooler parts of Earth's crust were pulled downwards into the warmer upper mantle, damaging and weakening the surrounding crust.
what kind of boundary creates mid ocean ridges.
divergent plate boundary.
why are plate tectonics hot.
The heat that fuels the hot spot comes from very deep in the planet.
3 types of plate Boundaries
Divergent Plate Boundary,Convergent Plate Boundary,Transform Plate Boundary
about how thick are tectonic plates.(in km)
125km thick
what do mid ocean ridges do.
occur along the kind of plate boundary where new ocean floor is created as the plates spread apart.
what is the lithosphere made of.
made up of the crust and upper mantle.
examples of plate tectonics
Earthquakes and volcanoes are the short-term results of this tectonic movement.