Plate Boundaries🌋
What do plates do at a convergent boundary?
They collide into one another
What is the continuous process that changes rocks from one type to another over time?
The Rock Cycle
What is the outer layer of Earth called?
The crust
Draw what plates do at a convergent boundary
Arrows pointing toward one another
How does a tsunami form?
An underwater Earthquake
What do plates do at a divergent boundary?
They move apart from each other
How can ANY rock turn into magma?
By melting
What do we call large moving pieces of Earth’s crust?
Tectonic plates
Draw what plates do at a divergent boundary
Arrows pointing away from one another
A harmful event caused by nature itself is called....
A natural disaster
What do plates do at a transform boundary?
They slide past one another
What are sediments?
Broken pieces of rock
Which layer of Earth is the hottest?
The inner core
Draw what plates do at a transform boundary
Arrows sliding past each other in different directions
Which tectonic plate do we live on in the United States?
The North American Plate
Which plate boundary causes mountains to form?
Convergent boundaries
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma = Inside the ground
Lava = Above the ground
What are the names of the 4 layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core
Draw the four layers of the Earth and label them correctly
1. Crust
2. Mantle
3. Outer Core
4. Inner Core
Why does oceanic crust sink beneath continential crust?
Oceanic crust is more dense than the continential crust
Why is mount Everest growing each year?
Plates collide and push the land upward
What do scientists call the slow movement of solid rock that bends over time?
Creep
What process in the mantle drives the movement of tectonic plates above it?
Convection currents
Draw what kind of geological feature happens at a convergent plate boundary.
Drawing of a mountain
Which natural hazard is caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes