Forces
What force happens when boundaries slide past one another?
Shearing
The boundary where plates move towards each other.
Convergent
What boundary causes earthquakes?
Transform boundary
What is the area of the subduction zone?
Where oceanic crust slides under continental crust.
What are the three things that support the theory of Plate Tectonics?
Continental drift, Fossil Evidence, and Geological Evidence.
What force happens when plates move toward one another?
Compression
The boundary where plates move away from each other.
Divergent
What happens when the oceanic crust slides under the continental crust?
Causes a volcano.
How does new crust form?
When magma comes up and hardens into rock.
How long did it take to come up with the theory of plate tectonics?
Over 100 years
What force happens when plates move apart from one another?
Tension
The boundary where plates slide past each other.
Transform
What forms when plates move towards each other?
Mountains
What is the fault that causes earthquakes in California?
San Andreas Fault
What idea did the theory of Plate Tectonics replace?
Continental Drift
What plate boundary makes shearing happen?
Transform Boundary
What is the definition of the Divergent boundary?
The boundary where plates move away from each other.
How do earthquakes form?
By plates sliding past each other.
What is one of the four closest plates to the North American Plate?
The Cocos plate, the Juan De Fuca plate, the Eurasian plate, and the Carribean plate.
How fast do plates move?
Only a few centimeters a year
What plate boundary makes tension happen?
Divergent
What is the definition of the Transform boundary?
The boundary where plates slide past each other.
How do volcanoes form?
When oceanic crust slides under continental crust.
What plate is the South Pole on?
The Antarctic plate
What are the three ways plates move?
Away from one another, towards one another, and past one another