Plate Tectonics (Group 5 )

A common rock type found within continental crust is called

Earth's _________ system forms the longest feature on Earth's surface

The continential crust is made up of mostly granitic rock

The crust of the ocena floor has a granitic composition

A weak spot in the earth's crust where molten material rises is called

The process of sea-floor spreading happens along which boundary

What forms where two plates move together

A range of volcanic mountains created by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere is called what?

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a Transform Fault Boundary

The lithosphere is divided into segments called??

Whats the name of the super continent  that used to be one land mass

In______________,the stiff ocean lithosphere slides down the asthenosphere.

The boundary that separates the crust from the mantle is called what?

The Earth's interior is comprised of three major zones defined by chemical composition

What is the name of the beginning location of an earthquake

The mid-ocean ridge is a place where ________________ crust is formed

In______________, the force of gravity pills old ocean lithosphere.

A______________is a rising columne of hot, solid mantle rock at a hot spot.

Convection currents in the mantle layer of the earth are caused by heat from what layer

A zone of active volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean is known as the

Where is old crust recycled

Where is new crust formed

which boundary has crust that is neither created nor destroyed

When plates at convergent boundaries collide and interact what features form?

A common rock type found within oceanic crust is called

Another name for convergent boundaries is _____

What is Paleomagnetism?

What was the name of the theory that the continents were joined together

How many major tectonic plates have scientists identified?

What was the scientist's name that came up with Continental Drift