PLATE TECTONICS

Question 1

Divergent

Answer 1

-2 plates move away from each other
-pull apart the ocean floor
- magma fills crack creating a ridge
(North America + Eurasian)

Question 2

Convergent

Answer 2

When 2 plates move towards each other

Question 3

Subduction

Answer 3

-continental and oceanic plate collide
-oceanic is sub ducted and recycled because it’s denser
-magma shoots up through crust
(Juan de fuca + North America)

Question 4

Continental

Answer 4

-2 continental plates move toward each other
-layers of rock are forced up to create mountains
(Appalachian mountains)

Question 5

Transform

Answer 5

-2 plates move in opposite directions parallel to each other
-when plates lock, tension builds
(San Andreas fault zone)

Question 6

Divergent Effects

Answer 6

Volcanos

Question 7

Subduction Effects

Answer 7

Volcanos, Earthquakes, tsunamis

Question 8

Continental Effects

Answer 8

Earthquakes (sometimes)

Question 9

Transform Effects

Answer 9

Earthquakes, tsunamis

Question 10

Convection Currents

Answer 10

Mantle pieces moving in a temperature cycle
warm near core, cool near crust
-cause plates to move