Plate Boundaries
The place where two plates meet is called a _______________.
Plate Boundary
True or False
Wegner was an archeologist.
FALSE
He was a meteorologist.
The thinnest layer of the earth. We live on this layer.
Crust
This is created when two plates slide past on another.
Earthquakes
Magma that reaches the earth's surface.
Lava
When two plates slide past each other you get a ___________ boundary.
Transform
The country Wegner was exploring when he died.
Greenland
The inner most layer of the earth. It is thought to be made of solid iron.
Inner Core
This is created when subduction occurs. These are found on both land and in the oceans.
My favorite teacher is _________.
Mrs. Baker
When two plates move away from each other (divide)
Divergent Boundary
The name of the super-continent.
Pangea
Most of the Earth's mass is found in this layer. It is the thickest layer.
Mantle
This is produced in the ocean at divergent boundaries. Another word for underwater mountain chain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
WILD CARD
LOSE 300 Points
When two plates collide with each other.
Convergent Boundary
WILD CARD
GAIN 400 Points
Layer of the earth in between the mantle and the inner core. It is a liquid layer.
Outer core
This occurs at convergent boundaries where two plates collide with one another.
Mountains
A break in the earth's crust that can cause an earthquake.
Fault
When one plates sinks below another this occurs.
Subduction
He proposed the idea of ________ __________to explain why the continents had moved over time.
continental drift
The earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle make this up.
lithosphere
A mountain that breaks through the surface of the water.
Island
What is the force that moves the earth's tectonic plates?
Convection currents