What is a tectonic plate?
Crust
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection
How fast do tectonic plates move?
Centimeters
What happens at a divergent boundary?
Separation
What happens at a convergent boundary?
Collision
What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?
Density
What causes volcanic eruptions?
Pressure
How are earthquakes measured?
Magnitude
What is a trench?
Valley
How do plate movements affect the Earth's surface?
Change
How are mountain ranges formed?
Collision
What is a hotspot?
Volcano
What happens when two continental plates collide?
Mountains
What is an example of a divergent boundary?
Ridge
What are volcanic arcs?
Chains
What forms when plates slide past each other?
Earthquakes
What is the Ring of Fire?
Volcanic
What happens when oceanic plates collide with continental plates?
Subduction
What causes earthquakes?
Movement
What is a fault?
Crack
What is a transform boundary?
Sliding
What can happen when plates move toward each other?
Earthquakes
What is subduction?
Sinking
What is the result of plates moving apart?
Creation
What are mid-ocean ridges?
Mountains