Tectonic Plates
Tectonic Plates
What are large segments of the earth’s crust
Convection Currents
What is the movement of magma in the mantle hen it rises and falls
Inner core
What is the solid deeper part of the core of the earth
The tectonic plates are located in the core
False
Subduction
What is the process in which one tectonic plate is forced beneath another
Transform Plate Boundaries
What is when two tectonic plates slide past each other
Outer Core
What is the molten outer part of the earth’s core
Tectonic plates are still moving
True
Plate Tectonic Theory
What is the theory that crustal plates move sliding colliding or moving away from each other
Convergent Plate Boundaries
What is boundaries where two tectonic plates collid
Lithosphere
What is the solid layer of the earth that is made up of the crust and part of the mantle
The greatest volcanic activity are many miles away from hotspots
False
Pangea
What is the large landmass that existed when all the continents were one
Divergent Plate Boundaries
What is when two plates move away from each other
Asthenosphere
What is the layer of the molten upper mantle
Charles Darwin proposed the continental drift theory
Flase
Continental Drift Theory
What is the movement of the continents due to the tectonic plates
Hotspot
What is a place away from plate boundaries where there is a lot of volcanic activity
Mesosphere
What is the area below the Asthenosphere but above the core