Vocab
Convergent
moving toward the same place
When this occurs, new crust is added to the ocean floor with magma
Diversion
A tectonic plate is defined as
large, slow moving pieces of Earth's skin.
Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
outer layer
Oceanic crust is usually _____ dense than continental crust
A more B less
A
What event is associated with the activity at a transform boundary when there is a sudden release of energy?
earthquake
pattern
something we observe to be similar over and over again
was the grand canyon formed by land forms
Yes.
L bozo if you got that wrong
which type of plate movement forms mountains and volcanoes?
convergent plate boundary
an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
mid-ocean ridge
A __________________ forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
divergent boundary
an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
Mesosaurus
On which type of plate would you find thinner, denser rock?
A. oceanic plate B. continental plate C.lithosphere plate
A. oceanic plate