Plate Tectonics
Physics ⇒ Earth and Space Physics
Plate Tectonics starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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At a convergent boundary between an oceanic and a continental plate, which plate subducts?
Describe what happens at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates.
Describe what happens at a subduction zone.
Explain how convection currents in the mantle cause plate movement.
Explain the difference between a fault and a plate boundary.
Explain why earthquakes are common along plate boundaries.
Explain why oceanic crust sinks below continental crust at subduction zones.
Name the process where one tectonic plate moves under another at a convergent boundary.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of which type of plate boundary?
The Ring of Fire is located around which ocean?
What is the approximate average rate at which tectonic plates move?
What is the main difference between oceanic and continental crust?
What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?
What is the name of the process where continents slowly move over Earth's surface?
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago?
Which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates float on?
Which plate boundary is associated with the creation of new crust?
Which process recycles Earth's crust back into the mantle?
Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of continental drift?
Which theory explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
