Tectonic Plates
Vocabulary
Name that plate
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100
the plate boundary where two plates meet and create mountains
convergent boundary
100
This is the name of the proposed "supercontinent" where all the Earth's continents were once joined together
What is Pangea?
100
what is the name of plate F?
What is the African Plate?
100
what type of geologic event is most likely to occur at this type of boundary?
what is an earthquake?
100
Which plate is aligned with the west coast of North America?
Pacific plate
200
This type of plate boundary involves two plates moving apart from one another
What is a divergent boundary
200
what is the word when the edges of tectonic plates shift and energy is released
earthquakes
200
What is plate B?
What is the north american plate?
200
what type of geologic event is most likely to occur at this type of boundary?
mountains
200
what plate is south of the pacific plate?
antarctic
300
the plate boundary where two plates slide against each other and create faults?
transform boundary
300
what is the word for when heated particles rise and cool particles sink
convection currents or convection
300
What is the name of plate E?
What is the indo-australian plate?
300
What two plates have a transform boundary?
north american and pacific plates
300
what plate is east of the south american plate?
african plate
400
This is the name of the fault found in California where several major earthquakes have occurred
What is the San Andreas Fault?
400
This is the term for one plate being forced underneath another plate
What is subduction?
400
What is plate A?
What is the Eurasain plate?
400
This plate movement will most likely result in the formation of what formation?
ocean basin
400
The African plate is moving northeast and the South American plate is moving northwest.
Which type of plate boundary exists between these two plates?
Divergent
500
what layer is allowing the plates to constantly move?
the asthenosphere
500
The term for molten rock found below the Earth's surface
What is magma?
500
What is the name of the plate between plate C and plate D?
What is NAZCA?
500
the boundary between which plates is likely to form an ocean basin?
north american and eurasiain
or
african and south american
500
The Eurasian plate twists east, southeast, and south toward the Indo-Australian plate. The Indo-Australian plate moves northeast.
What type of plate boundary most likely exists between these two plates?
convergent boundary