Convection Currents and Plate Boundaries

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 2 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/8

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

Geography

8th

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

9 Terms

1
New cards
The earths crust is broken up into...
pieces called plates
2
New cards
Why does the crust move?
Because of movements deep inside the earth called convection currents
3
New cards
What creates convection currents
Heat rising and falling inside the mantle
4
New cards
Plate Boundaries
Where two plates meet
5
New cards
Constructive/Divergent Plate Boundary
The two plates push away from each other
The two plates push away from each other
6
New cards
Destructive/Convergent Plate Boundary
Two plates move towards each other and one is forced to go under the other plate
Two plates move towards each other and one is forced to go under the other plate
7
New cards
Subduction zone
Caused at destructive plate boundaries where the denser plate goes under the other plate.
8
New cards
Collision/Convergent Plate Boundary
Where two plates move towards each other creating fold mountains.
Where two plates move towards each other creating fold mountains.
9
New cards
Conservative/Transform Plate Boundary
Two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions or at different speeds.Friction is usually generated being released as an earthquake.