Plate Tectonics

Flashcards covering key concepts related to Plate Tectonics.

Earth's Lithosphere is the outermost layer of the Earth and is made up of __ and the upper part of the mantle.

crust

Continental Crust is the __ part of the Earth's crust and is not located under the oceans.

thick

Oceanic Crust is the __ part of the Earth's crust located under the oceans.

thin

The average density of the Earth's crust is __ g/cm3.

2.8

The three types of rocks that make up the crust are __, __, and __.

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous

The Plate Tectonics Theory suggests that Earth's crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, producing __, __, and __.

earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes

The __ Plate is the largest of the seven large plates.

Pacific

The effects of plate movement include earthquakes, formation of volcanoes, and formation of __.

mountains/mountain ranges

An earthquake is a vibration of the Earth due to the rapid release of __.

energy