Plate Boundaries
What type of plate boundary occurs when one plate is pushed underneath another?
A convergent boundary
What is a tectonic plate?
A tectonic plate is a large, rigid piece of the Earth's crust that moves over the mantle.
What supercontinent existed around 300 million years ago?
Pangea
The Ring of Fire is known for its high frequency of what natural disasters?
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Which famous soft drink was invented in 1892?
Coca Cola
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
Transform
Which is the largest tectonic plate?
the Pacific Plate
What evidence do we have for Pangea?
Rock formations
Fossils
Continent shapes
Which ocean is most closely associated with the Ring of Fire?
The Pacific Ocean
Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
What boundary occurs when plates move away from each other?
Divergent
How many major tectonic plates are there?
Seven
Why did the Supercontinent break apart?
Tectonic plate movements
What can form when one plate is forced under another plate?
Volcanoes and Mountains
Which state in the U.S. is only one syllable long?
Maine
What events can happen at a divergent plate boundary
Earthquake and Volcanoes
What causes tectonic plates to move?
The Mantle shifting and moving
Which two continents were the last to separate in the breakup of Pangea?
South America and Africa
Which continent has the most active volcanoes?
Antarctica
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
What is the most common plate boundary around the Pacific plate?
Convergent
What is the name of the boundary where the Pacific Plate meets the North American Plate?
San Andreas Fault
The breakup of Pangea created what ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
How do plate movements create earthquakes
The stress of the plates hitting each other
In darts, what is the highest possible score using three darts?
180