Transform Boundaries
What happens when two plates slide past each other?
They grind and cause earthquakes
What happens when plates move apart?
New crust forms
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
The oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate
What is a plate boundary?
Where two plates meet
What is the outermost solid layer of the Earth?
Crust
Do transform boundaries create or destroy crust?
Neither- they just move it sideways
What landform is created at a divergent boundary under the ocean?
Mid-ocean ridge
What landform can form at a convergent boundary?
Mountains or volcanoes
Name the three main types of plate boundaries.
Convergent, divergent, transform
Which layer is made of molten rock that flows slowly?
Mantle
What famous fault line is an example of a transform boundary?
San Andreas Fault
What landform forms at a divergent boundary on land?
Rift valley
Give one real-world example of a convergent boundary.
The Andes Mountains or Himalayas
What happens when plates move apart?
A divergent boundary forms
What two parts make up the core?
Inner core and outer core
What kind of stress occurs at transform boundaries?
Shearing stress
Give one example of a divergent boundary.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge or East African Rift
What type of crust is denser- oceanic or continental?
Oceanic crust
What happens when plates move toward each other?
A convergent boundary forms
Which layer causes Earth's magnetic field?
Outer core
What is likely to happen when stress builds up at a transform boundary?
An earthquake
What process creates new ocean floor?
Sea-floor spreading
What zone forms when one plate sinks beneath another?
Subduction zone
What happens when plates slide past each other?
A transform boundary forms
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Mantle