Tectonic Plates
What was the name of the supercontinent?
Pangea
What boundary movement creates a volcano?
At a convergent plate boundary, one plate dives or “subducts” beneath the other, resulting in a variety of earthquakes and a line of volcanoes on the overriding plate
What is an earthquake?
a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
What is the name of the movement of plate boundaries which starts with 'C'?
Converging or covergent
What is the ring of fire?
The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
What movement creates an earthquake?
Transforming
What is the name of the movement of plate boundaries which starts with 'D'?
Diverging or divergent
What is the shape/pattern of The Ring of Fire?
Peripheral
What is the name of the movement of plate boundaries which starts with 'T'?
Transform or transforming