Plate Tectonics
True of False?
The plates of the earth's crust are different shapes and sizes.
True
Shaking of the earth is known as
What are earthquakes.
Boundaries that slide or rub against each other
What is transform boundaries
This is how mountains were created.
What is convergent boundaries?
Lava flow
What is fast process
The name of the EDGE of the plates are called
What are faults?
A large, powerful storm
What is a hurricane?
Boundaries that push into each other
What are convergent boundaries.
This causes the earth's crust to constantly move.
What is magma?
An avalanche or land slide
What is a fast process?
True or False
The movement of the plates created how our land is shaped.
True
Boundaries that allow heat to escape from the core.
What is divergent boundaries?
This is causing our beaches to get smaller.
What is erosion?
Weathering